The revolving door of Zimbabwe’s mining investment keeps on spinning
ZIMBABWE'S mining sector was delivered a body-blow in June when Russian firm Vi Holding withdrew its support for the long-proposed platinum group metals (PGM)...
Petra, a diamond miner hit twice by the illegal mining scourge
LONDON-listed Petra Diamonds provides a good example of what can happen to a mining company when it gets hit by widespread illegal mining on...
After nearly going bust, the future couldn’t look any brighter for...
WHEN three of South Africa's wealthiest families engage in some discreet business dealings, it's perhaps worth taking a second look. In September last year,...
Does ESG contain the seeds of its own destruction?
TALK about a pickle.
Mining companies worldwide are in a new scramble, and it is one aimed at green metals or ‘critical minerals’. These include...
Zambia’s long-neglected copper riches are turning heads again
MAJOR mining companies are getting increasingly involved in the Central African Copper Belt, expanding existing operations and exploring for new discoveries as the positive...
How Eskom crisis is taking South African society to the brink
SOUTH African industries, businesses and households are scrambling to generate their own electricity in the face of a widening power shortfall, which is set...
Sibanye-Stillwater holds back on battery metal deals until recession fears subside
AFTER riding the wave of record platinum group metals (PGM) prices since 2015, Sibanye-Stillwater's last seven months have been a return to terra firma.
Firstly,...
Angola eyes becoming one of the world’s largest diamond producers in...
ANGOLA, long viewed as "elephant country" by geologists searching for major diamond strikes, is finally getting the exploration attention it deserves after a radical...
Keeping miners honest is tougher than it seems
ENVIRONMENTAL, social and governance concerns (ESG) has become a handy slogan in company boardrooms and marketing departments. Critics say corporates pay mere lip service...
Europe’s coal grab raises uncomfortable questions about energy transition
GRAHAM Kerr has no regrets about taking South32 out of thermal coal last year. Despite the meteoric price rise for the fuel following Russia's...