Trump to scale back steel and aluminium tariffs
DONALD Trump is planning to roll back some tariffs on steel and aluminium goods as he battles an affordability crisis that has eroded his...
Paladin on track for Namibia uranium ramp-up
PALADIN Energy expects to complete the ramp-up of its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia to reach maximum output from July as higher prices...
Zanaga iron signs strategic investment with Red Arc
ZANAGA Iron Ore Company has signed a binding term sheet with Red Arc Minerals for a staged investment worth up to $150m in its...
Northam Platinum to report sharply higher earnings
NORTHAM Platinum expects interim earnings to surge following stronger production and sales performance during the six months to December, said Business Day in a...
Mind the gap: Sibanye-Stillwater plans new era
SIBANYE-Stillwater’s founding CEO, Neal Froneman, was an expert at reinventing mines. In 2013, he took on Gold Fields’s faltering mines following their unbundling, and...
US Govt’s ‘Project Vault’ raises market disruption concerns
A $12bn minerals stockpiling initiative unveiled by the US has prompted questions from analysts and traders over potential market disruption and competition with allied...
Gabon says power shortage should not undermine ban
GABON'S mining minister has dismissed energy shortages as justification for missing the country's 2029 ban on raw manganese exports, rejecting industry warnings that power...
Zijin begins lithium production at disputed Congo site
CHINA'S Zijin Mining will commence production at the Democratic Republic of Congo's first lithium operation in June, with exports following immediately, the company and...
South32 confirms Mozal closure with loss of 4,000 jobs
SOUTH32 confirmed its Mozambique aluminium smelter Mozal will be put on care and maintenance next month amid last minute efforts by local authorities to...
Offshore investment will guarantee future of SA ferroalloys
THE endgame for South Africa's ferroalloys industry ought to be attracting foreign investment in downstream mineral processing that is supplied with competitively priced power,...