Can this be the PGM market’s next big thing?
THE hydrogen economy was supposed to be platinum's salvation, but it is turning out to be the lightest of lifelines.
Deployment of electrolyser capacity, the...
Northam heads for record earnings on PGM price surge
NORTHAM Platinum is set to report record full-year earnings, with sharply higher PGM prices providing much of the lift.
The PGM producer is due to...
US-backed group eyes $500m Tanzania nickel investment
AMERICA'S race to loosen China’s grip on critical minerals is zeroing in on Tanzania, where a US-backed investment vehicle is preparing to put roughly...
Johannesburg is having a gold rush … Sort of
THE last time gold was as valuable, prospectors, gamblers, bounders and other rakes were united in scouring the globe – from California to Johannesburg...
Let mine waste pay for mining’s cleanup, says Niël Pretorius
DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius has spent much of the past two decades trying to show that cleaning up the legacy of South Africa’s gold...
US backs African rare earths as private capital stays away
THE US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is backing a pipeline of African rare-earth projects in an effort to reduce investment risks and attract private...
SA coal exports may hit 75Mt supply ceiling, says Exxaro
SOUTH Africa’s coal industry may struggle to supply more than about 75 million tonnes a year to the Richards Bay export corridor even if...
Exxaro lifts Grootegeluk rail shipments 50%
EXXARO Resources has recorded a roughly 50% improvement in direct coal railings from its Grootegeluk mine in the Waterberg coalfield in Limpopo to Richards...
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...