Kumba opens contract talks with Transnet amid uncertainty
KUMBA Iron Ore may need more capacity on Transnet's Sishen to Saldanha Bay railway, but where volume isn't in shortage is in complexity. Not,...
Kumba upbeat on iron ore contract talks with China
KUMBA Iron Ore did not expect to be affected by a dispute between China's state-owned iron ore buyer and mining giants BHP and Rio...
Glencore confident of ferrochrome tariff relief soon
GLENCORE CEO Gary Nagle said he was confident Eskom will grant the group a 54% electricity tariff reduction before the end of February, a...
Glencore-Merafe JV taps ferrochrome but closure looms
SOUTH Africa's Lion ferrochrome smelter tapped its first metal this month in a partial restart, but owner Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture said a recently approved...
Liberia iron ore output set to triple in 2026
LIBERIA expects iron ore production to triple to around 30 million tons this year, driven by a major expansion by ArcelorMittal Liberia and output...
Zanaga iron signs strategic investment with Red Arc
ZANAGA Iron Ore Company has signed a binding term sheet with Red Arc Minerals for a staged investment worth up to $150m in its...
Offshore investment will guarantee future of SA ferroalloys
THE endgame for South Africa's ferroalloys industry ought to be attracting foreign investment in downstream mineral processing that is supplied with competitively priced power,...
Exxaro manganese deal becomes unconditional
EXXARO Resources' acquisition of manganese mines from Ntsimbintle Holdings and OMH Mauritius Corp. was today declared unconditional.
First announced in May, the deal – which...
Ivanhoe Atlantic targets US stock market listing
A DECADE-long dispute over rail access has been resolved, clearing the way for Ivanhoe Atlantic to develop its $1.8bn Kon Kweni iron ore deposit...
BHP accepts price cuts amid China supply talks
BHP Group disclosed on Tuesday that it has agreed to reduced pricing for certain iron ore shipments whilst negotiating a 2026 supply contract with...