Northam Platinum in new output record as chrome surges
NORTHAM Platinum lifted chrome production 17% in its 2026 financial year, partly owing to the ramp-up of its North West province operation, Eland Platinum.
Crews...
De Beers to halt Venetia mine for two years
DE BEERS plans to suspend production at its Venetia mine in South Africa for two years, as the diamond producer battles one of the...
China launches vehicle to steer overseas mining deals
CHINA has set up a new state-backed investment company to coordinate its overseas mining deals, as Beijing seeks tighter control over global mineral supply...
China pledges deeper cooperation with Namibia
CHINA has said it would deepen cooperation with Namibia across energy, agriculture, infrastructure and minerals following a meeting between its president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and...
Congo tax raid hits Glencore copper unit
CONGOLESE tax authorities sealed the offices of Kamoto Copper Company, a Glencore-owned mining firm, in a deepening dispute over payments the state says it...
South32-Alcoa deal exposes beneficiation myth
THERE are few words in South African economic policy more seductive than "beneficiation". It has everything: moral uplift, industrial ambition, a pleasingly muscular rhythm...
SA gathering pace as rail, ports delivery improves
SOUTH Africa's economy is gaining momentum as the country addresses long-standing structural bottlenecks, said Bloomberg News citing Standard Bank Group.
The bank's chief economist Goolam...
Orion awaits Glencore’s $250m Prieska cheque
INVESTORS are still waiting for Glencore's $250m (R4.5bn) to Orion Minerals to clear, with the miner saying several hurdles remain before funds can flow...
Deep-sea mining threatens rare molluscs
MORE than half of mollusc species living near underwater hydrothermal vents face extinction risk from deep-sea mining, the International Union for Conservation of Nature...
Fortuna nears final Senegal gold permit
FORTUNA Mining expects to secure the final construction permit for its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal within weeks in a development that will...