Illegal miners return to Eurasian Resources’ Congo cobalt site
ILLEGAL miners backed by armed men have again occupied part of a major cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bloomberg reported.
Eurasian Resources...
Miners doubt if Transnet’s rail reform is bankable
SOUTH Africa's freight rail reform has moved past the stage of being dismissed as another policy aspiration without a timetable. The Transnet Rail Infrastructure...
Report warns of Russian dominance in uranium supply
RUSSIA'S share of global uranium mining capacity could climb above a third by 2040, a level of dominance that risks compromising the energy security...
Platinum deficit beckons in second half as ETF selling eases
THE platinum market is expected to swing back into deficit in the second half of 2026 as heavy exchange-traded fund (ETF) selling eases, after investment...
Sibanye-Stillwater to shut Kwezi platinum shaft costing 1,000 jobs
SIBANYE-Stillwater is to close its Kwezi platinum group metals shaft near Rustenburg, which could affect over 1,000 full-time employees and contractors.
The miner said on...
Rio Tinto to buy Glencore bauxite project
RIO Tinto has agreed to buy the Aurukun bauxite project in Queensland from Glencore and Mitsubishi Development for an undisclosed sum, Bloomberg reported.
The project...
Motsepe-backed phosphate producer Kropz puts 238 jobs at risk
KROPZ, a phosphate producer majority-owned by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC), will restructure its Elandsfontein mine in South Africa, putting 238 contractor jobs...
Congo tightens grip on geological data
THE Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten state control over geological data used by mining companies, Reuters reported.
The move could give the country...
What resource nationalism means for Africa’s miners
Governments across Africa are seeking to assert greater control over their mineral wealth by rewriting mining codes, demanding larger equity stakes or greater local...
Harmony reports fatality at Moab Khotsong
HARMONY Gold said an employee was killed in a seismic incident at its Moab Khotsong mine near Orkney on Sunday.
The Department of Mineral and...