Tighter scrutiny won’t derail mining M&A, execs say
REGULATORY scrutiny of major mining mergers is intensifying as governments focus more closely on critical minerals and security of supply amid geopolitical uncertainty, Reuters...
DRDGold won’t rush Withok as tailings project slips to 2029
DRDGOLD is giving itself more time to develop its Withok tailings storage facility, saying the long-term importance and complexity of the project mean it...
Gold price boost lifts DRDGold profit 83% in ‘year of delivery’
DRDGOLD benefited from a 40% increase in the average gold price in its 2026 financial year, helping operating profit jump 83% even as the...
Diamonds to stay in Anglo Teck until anti-trust approval
IT was goodbye. As chair Stuart Chambers opened the interim results presentation recently for Anglo American, which is due to merge with Canada’s Teck...
SA power pricing shake-up set for public comment
SOUTH Africa is proposing its biggest overhaul of electricity pricing policy in almost two decades, with reforms designed to give commercial and industrial customers...
Hichilema win set to bolster Zambia’s copper expansion
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election is set to provide policy continuity for investors as Africa’s second-largest copper producer seeks to sharply expand mining output...
BHP doubles down on steelmaking coal as BMA returns rise
BHP has reaffirmed its commitment to its Queensland steelmaking coal business, with CEO Brandon Craig saying some of the commodity’s best years could still...
BHP full-year profit jumps 30% as copper drives record earnings
DIVERSIFIED mining giant BHP reported better-than-expected full-year earnings and its highest annual dividend in four years, Reuters reported, as record copper prices boosted profits.
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Mantashe reiterates tailings concerns after Samancor incident
Mines Minister Gwede Mantashe says tailings dams are a mining issue and must be treated as part of mining operations, not as a water...
BHP, NexGen in uranium talks
Canadian uranium miner NexGen Energy is in regular discussions with BHP about its Rook I project in Saskatchewan as it prepares to raise $1...