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Mining

Retrenchments loom for thousands at Glencore and ArcelorMittal

3 days

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Mining

Despite rally, platinum prices insufficient for mining sustainability

1 Sep 2025

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Mining

Valterra Platinum plans to go underground in 2026

Nqobile Dludla 29 Aug 2025

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Mining

Can Africa's critical minerals power the next industrial boom?

26 Aug 2025

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Mining

Contract collapse with ArcelorMittal jeopardises 688 jobs at Beeshoek mine

19 Aug 2025

Environment & Natural Resources

WWF calls on G20 to prioritise sustainable mining for green future in Africa

18 Aug 2025

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Economy

South African business confidence edges up in July ahead of Trump's 30% tariff

15 Aug 2025

Mining

Grim prospects: Mining’s outlook for 2025 remains weak, unpromising

13 Aug 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's new water plant secures future supply for 2.4 million people

11 Aug 2025

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Mining

South Africa's natural diamonds must gain global appeal amid US tariffs crisis

6 Aug 2025

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Mining

Dubai-based EGA loses key bauxite rights in Guinea

6 Aug 2025

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Science & Engineering

Seismic shifts expected in SA metals sector due to US tariffs

Tafadzwa 'Taffie' Chibanguza 5 Aug 2025

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Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater wants US to impose tariffs on Russian palladium

5 Aug 2025

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Mining

Mining records 1.1% increase in MCI cost index for May

31 Jul 2025

Finance

SA vows to reset US trade relations despite looming tariffs

30 Jul 2025

“It’s an honour to chair the inaugural GTMI board,” says GTMI chair Mark Cutifani. Image supplied.

Mining

Former Anglo American CEO to chair GTMI's board

30 Jul 2025

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Mining

Rising platinum prices to benefit SA's fiscal plans - Old Mutual

Colleen Goko 23 Jul 2025

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Mining

Lifezone acquires BHP's share in $2.5bn Tanzania nickel venture

21 Jul 2025

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire US PGM refinery for $82m

21 Jul 2025

Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing, Absa Business Banking

Manufacturing

Rise of green manufacturing: Future-proofing Africa through sustainability

Sachin Chanderdhev 18 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Govt commits over R1tn to infrastructure investment

17 Jul 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Microplastics' escalating threat to SA health, environment

21 Jul 2025

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Mining

Is SA the key to unlocking Africa's mining potential?

Jacques Farmer 14 Jul 2025

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Sustainability

Backpedalling on PPS will devastate scrap metals

8 Jul 2025

Economy

Ramaphosa: South Africa signals recovery and investment drive

7 Jul 2025

Carl Willoughby with his fellow Cannes Lions Direct2025 jury members (Image supplied)

Cannes Lions

Judging #Cannes2025: Carl Willoughby - Messy creates the best work

Carl Willoughby 7 Jul 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Sustainable resource extraction is a non-negotiable

4 Jul 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Desco is tackling Africa’s e-waste

3 Jul 2025

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Mining

Govt allocates R2.86bn to mineral, petroleum resources

3 Jul 2025

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Mining

How SA can play crucial role in African mining

Eduardo Muñoz 2 Jul 2025

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Mining

African mining in for period of profound change – DSS+ report

2 Jul 2025

Tafadzwa Chibanguza to replace Lucio Trentini as SEIFSA CEO

Science & Engineering

Tafadzwa Chibanguza to replace Lucio Trentini as SEIFSA CEO

1 Jul 2025

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Energy

Africa’s role in the global energy system on the rise

27 Jun 2025

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Gold

#LondonIndaba: How the WGC is digitising the gold market

Maroefah Smith 26 Jun 2025

Deputy Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Phumzile Mgcina at the 2025 London Indaba. Image supplied.

Mining

#LondonIndaba: Phumzile Mgcina outlines SA’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy

25 Jun 2025

Mark Cutifani delivering the keynote address on day one of the London Indaba. Image supplied.

Mining

#LondonIndaba: Africa needs capital, not charity

Maroefah Smith 25 Jun 2025

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Mining

Mining production records 0.6% increase in April

13 Jun 2025

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Energy

Green hydrogen can 'reposition' Africa within global value chains

12 Jun 2025

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Sustainability

GISTM compliance crucial for sustainable mining water management

18 Jun 2025

Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

Science & Engineering

Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

Elias Monage 6 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Amongst the sectors that contracted in Q1 2025, mining performed the worst in the first quarter

Markets & Investment

Mining performance contracts in Q1 2025

4 Jun 2025

Source: © The JSE Group Valterra Platinum's debut on the JSE follows the demerger of Anglo American's interest in the company

Markets & Investment

Anglo American Valterra Platinum demerger completed

2 Jun 2025

The urgent need for collaboration across the continent as the world accelerates its transition to clean energy is reflected in this year’s African Mining Indaba’s (MI26) 2026 theme, Stronger together: Progress through partnerships (Image supplied)

Mining

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 theme calls for partnerships

30 May 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

Source: © Anglo American Kumba Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025

Markets & Investment

Copper and iron ore give Anglo American a strong start to the year

24 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Sustainability

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Although the production data for March will only be released in May, the figures for January and February suggest a notable quarterly decline for mining production in the first quarter of 2025

Markets & Investment

Mining production decline points to Q1 2025 contraction

16 Apr 2025