https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/608.html South Africa news 15 Mining news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/608.html en-us Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:49:16 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/draft-bill-targets-mining-directors-with-personal-liability-for-environmental-breaches-528100a Mining companies are familiar with administrative penalties (in addition to criminal sanctions) in the context of health and safety. The Mine Health and Safety Act No 29 of 1996 (MHSA), which came into force in 1997, introduced a system of administrative fines for contraventions of the MHSA by mining companies. The administrative fine system in the MHSA is intended to incentivise compliance by threatening the bottom line, and other laws have followed suit. 1-273286 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-heights-in-sight-as-zambia-targets-new-phase-of-mining-growth-740322a Zambia is positioning itself for a major expansion of its mining industry, underpinned by an ambitious copper production target supported by regulatory reform, renewed exploration and a broader strategy to harness value from critical minerals. 1-273282 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/anglo-americans-de-beers-stake-inches-closer-to-changing-hands-639271a Confirming support for the deal, the president of Botswana said the country will double its holding in De Beers to 30% under the terms of Anglo American’s proposed sale of its stake in the diamond producer to a consortium of investors. 1-273221 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/anglogold-ashanti-goes-for-gold-with-900m-investment-528510a AngloGold Ashanti announced plans to invest about $900m to lift annual gold production by at least 400,000 ounces by the end of the decade, largely through expansion at existing mines. 1-273166 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sibanye-stillwater-limited-q3-results-keeps-group-on-track-306318a Sibanye Stillwater Limited’s operating update for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 shows that Group remains on track to achieve annual operating guidance for 2026, with the exception of the US PGM operations, where production and cost guidance has been revised to reflect the impact of the approximate five-week strike. 1-273143 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-pharmacies-are-key-to-a-clean-bill-of-health-for-sa-communities-851143a By establishing pharmacies in towns and on mine premises, close to where members live and work, South African medical schemes and healthcare providers can deliver more accessible, proactive healthcare to mining communities. 1-273069 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/from-de-beers-to-petra-govt-task-team-to-ease-sas-diamond-woes-303588a South Africa’s diamond production has felt the impact of lab-grown diamonds firsthand. This year, Petra Diamonds placed its Finsch Diamond Mine under business rescue, and De Beers announced a two-year production pause at Venetia, the country’s largest diamond producer. 1-272883 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gold-fields-sibanye-anglogold-and-others-back-siyakha-sonke-414649a Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine, along with Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti, Mienara, Phahama School of Specialisation, and Westcol TVET, has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to help close the skills gap and create jobs as part of the Siyakha Sonke collaborative initiative 1-272815 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/dust-a-side-turns-old-haul-road-material-into-new-mine-roads-292357a Dust-A-Side, a South African dust management company, has shown that treated road material does not have to end up as mining waste. When pit expansion at one of the mines it services reached an existing haul road, Dust-A-Side's site leadership proposed recovering the road's treated wearing course rather than losing it to the waste dump. 1-272790 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/major-development-banks-step-up-support-for-critical-minerals-value-chains-636771a Multilateral development banks (MDBs) will strengthen efforts to help mineral-rich developing economies add more value to their resources by moving beyond extraction into processing, refining and manufacturing, according to an outline of a critical minerals collaboration framework published on Saturday, 17 October 2026. 1-272721 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mining South Africa