BME’s innovations drive ESG
BME, a division of JSE-listed Omnia, has cemented its position in South Africa and globally through a relentless focus over 40 years on innovation,...
BME hoping to blow open international explosives market
CHEMICALS business Omina Holdings has staged a remarkable turnaround in the last four years. Since tapping shareholders for R2bn in 2019, the company has returned...
Mantashe says Govt’s exploration fund in “full swing”
THE South African government's exploration fund had attracted 115 applications since its launch in February, said minerals and energy minister, Gwede Mantashe.
The fund was "in...
South32 CEO would welcome mining sector megadeals
SOUTH32 would welcome an increase in mining sector mergers and acquisitions as it would create collateral opportunities for the company.
"From our point of view,...
Mining has a problem with permits
Ask any mining boss what causes evening sweats, and it’s probably not a posse of cute rodents, or tumps of seemingly unremarkable grasses.
Yet for...
Transnet scores R5bn loan from New Development Bank
TRANSNET has secured a R5bn loan from the New Development Bank, formerly the BRICS Development Bank, for the modernisation of its freight rail infrastructure.
"This...
Anglo to promote polyhalite in China’s ‘grain barn’
ANGLO American has signed agreements with two of China's largest fertiliser companies to promote the use of polyhalite in the country.
Polyhalite is a form...
South32 backs future with $200m share repurchase plan
SOUTH32 CEO Graham Kerr says the company is well-positioned after its full-year financial results beat market expectations.
For the 12 months to June 30, the...
Saudi’s rise in mining is breathtaking, and problematic
L ong the world's largest producer of oil, Saudi Arabia now seeks to unlock a treasure trove of minerals beneath its sands while using...
CEOs caution against risks of new dealmaking wave
MERGER and acquistion activity in the mining industry could be about to take off again – a a prospect about which some company CEOs...