Glencore Merafe extends deadline ahead of definitive power tariff
GLENCORE Merafe Joint Venture said on Friday it would keep its ferrochrome operations in South Africa open for another month, until the end of...
SA mining baffled as Godongwana fails to address energy tariffs
SOUTH Africa's Minerals Council said Government's budget statement on Wednesday was a missed opportunity to address the energy crisis facing the mining sector.
"The mining...
US set to ease steel and aluminium tariff scope
THE US is expected to narrow the range of goods subject to its 50% tariff on products containing steel and aluminium within weeks, said...
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,...