Thungela ready to tap extra rail capacity with third-party coal
Thungela Resources could use further improvements in Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) capacity to move more third-party coal to Richards Bay, as its South African...
Thungela declares R5.50 interim dividend after stronger first half
Thungela Resources declared an interim dividend of R5.50 a share after reporting higher first-half earnings, supported by stronger coal prices and improved production.
Earnings per...
Minerals Department to inspect Samancor tailings spill
MINES Minister Gwede Mantashe is expected at Samancor Chrome’s Dikwena operation near Brits on Monday after a tailings storage facility failure last week sent...
Tailings spill at Samancor’s Dikwena hits Eland Mine
A tailings storage facility incident at Samancor Chrome’s Dikwena operation near Brits sent a large volume of muddy material towards neighbouring Eland Mine’s Maroelabult...
Resolute, Nimba launch Guinea gold venture
Resolute Mining and Guinea’s state-backed Nimba Mining Gold have formed a joint venture to explore and develop gold projects in Guinea, expanding a partnership...
Junior miners find an audience among SA investors despite the risks
IF you think about the number of the JSE’s listed junior miners as a beauty pageant, they’d look more like a turnout from a...
Kumba seals China iron ore deal
Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore has agreed a year-long supply deal with China’s state-backed iron ore buyer, China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG), Bloomberg reports.
The...
Exxaro flags up to 23% earnings fall on lower Sishen, BMM...
EXXARO Resources expects first-half earnings to fall by as much as 23% after lower contributions from its investments in Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC)...
For Sibanye-Stillwater, home is where the ore is
SIBANYE-Stillwater got its name as a result of offshore expansion, but following a damaging decline in metal prices that exposed its balance sheet, its...
SA mining slump deepens as output falls 4% in June
South Africa’s mining production fell 4% year-on-year in June 2026, extending the sector’s weakness after a 5.1% decline in May.
According to the latest Statistics...