Business insider Tito Mboweni hailed, but questions raised on macroeconomic views
THE appointment of Tito Mboweni as South African finance minister was hailed by the markets who recognised the former central banker's business experience, said...
Mining right application for Waterberg PGM Project accepted by SA’s DMR
PLATINUM Group Metals (PTM), the Toronto-listed platinum group metal (PGM) development company, said a mining right application for its Waterberg PGM project had been...
ERG to ramp up cobalt production in DRC in anticipation of...
AN increase in demand for cobalt from manufacturers of electric car batteries would support a ramp up in production at the Democratic Republic of...
Eskom synchronises fifth unit at Medupi adding another 794MW to grid
ESKOM, South Africa's state-owned power utility, said it had synchronised Unit 2 of the 4,764MW Medupi power project to the national grid adding supply...
Kibo completes 60% purchase of Mast Energy opening up UK power...
KIBO Energy said it had completed the acquisition of a 60% stake in Mast Energy Developments (MED), a company in the UK that specialises...
Artisanal mining of cobalt in the DRC cannot be “wished away”:...
PRODUCTION of cobalt by artisanal miners cannot be "wished away", reported the Financial Times citing the comments of Jeremy Weir, the head of commodity...
Ramaphosa stimulus unlikely to give SA mining economic lift: Fitch
SOUTH Africa's mining sector was unlikely to respond to efforts by the country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to stimulate the economy, said BusinessLive which cited...
Vitol, Trafigura enter bidding race for Optimum Coal Mine
VITOL and Trafigura will square off against one another for Optimum Coal Mine as bidding for the struggling South African operation opens, said Bloomberg...
Project developer gives 12 month deadline for $2.8bn Mozambique coal line
A LONG-standing plan to build a $2.8bn railway linking Mozambique's Moatize coal district with Macuse on the peninsula may eventually collapse if mining firms...
Ramp up in Guinea’s bauxite production hurting communities – HRW
RURAL communities in Guinea have been harmed by the increase in bauxite mining in the West African country, said Reuters citing a report by...