Cadastre to be rolled out within a year, says DMPR’s Mbele
SOUTH Africa's new minerals cadastre had been successfully rolled out in the Western Cape and would be implemented nationwide within the next 12 months,...
CMOC threatened dismissal after illegal strike
WORKERS at Tenke Fungurume Mining, CMOC Group's flagship copper operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have returned to work after the company threatened...
Chrome export levy resurfaces in new industrial strategy
CHROME ore export levies are squarely on the South African government's agenda after earlier indicating they were "a blunt tool".
A target set down in...
Chinese nickel investors eye Africa as Indonesia policy bites
CHINESE companies that transformed Indonesia into the world's dominant nickel producer are scouting African alternatives as rising policy pressure in Jakarta unsettles the investment...
Lithium price recovery hinges on single Chinese mine
LITHIUM prices have rebounded sharply after a three-year slump, with the CME lithium hydroxide contract up 86% since January and trading above $20,000 per...
SA miners fear the worst in mineral cadastre rollout
IN May 2024, then Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart gushed: "I’m coming off an all-time high on hearing this news." A day earlier, the...
Omnia pays special dividend, shrugs off Iran disruption
FAR from being a casualty of the Iran conflict, Omnia – which specialises in fertiliser and explosives to the agriculture and mining sectors –...
Huayou Cobalt to build Zimbabwe lithium carbonate plant
CHINA'S Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt plans to establish a lithium carbonate processing plant in Zimbabwe, said Bloomberg News citing the country's mines minister.
The proposed investment...
Implats monitoring contractor strike at Rustenburg shaft
IMPALA Platinum said it was monitoring an unprotected strike among contractors at its Impala Rustenburg North shaft. "It's not giving us headaches but we...
Mozambique mandates 15% state stake in all mines
MOZAMBIQUE'S President Daniel Chapo has signed into law a requirement for 15% state ownership in all mining ventures, along with a ban on exporting...