Blackrock keen on M&A between major miners
BLACKROCK supports further mergers among large mining companies, arguing that greater scale would attract generalist investors and unlock the capital needed to develop the...
Transition Ventures raises $150m AI-focused fund
LONDON-based venture capital firm Transition Ventures has closed a $150m fund targeting power infrastructure, artificial intelligence, robotics as well as critical materials, said Bloomberg...
Minerals Council losing confidence in Govt’s mining cadastre
THE Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday expressed concerns about the country's new minerals cadastre which is being rolled out by the government.
"The longer...
RBM managing director Duvenhage to leave Rio Tinto
RICHARDS Bay Minerals (RBM) said on Tuesday MD Werner Duvenhage was to leave the company at the end of July.
His departure, after eight years...
BHP scales back once critical decarbonisation plans
BHP has shelved key decarbonisation projects at its Western Australian iron ore operations, said Bloomberg News citing reports by the Guardian and ABC's Four...
Comrade Gwede, BEE isn’t worth the scrap paper it was written...
THE mining industry is waiting apprehensively for the chairperson of the African National Cosa Nostra and sometimes minerals and petroleum Minister, Comrade Gwede, to...
Egypt launches first aerial minerals survey in decades
EGYPT is to conduct its first comprehensive aerial mining survey in more than 40 years as the country seeks to identify untapped mineral deposits...
Can SA take Govt’s $121bn trains strategy seriously?
LATE last month, South Africa's department of transport released for public comment its draft national master plan to revitalise, modernise and expand South Africa's...
Humble origins, big outcomes: SSC founder’s rise to prominence
FRED Arendse is a distinguished South African mining entrepreneur, humanitarian, and transformational leader whose life and career reflect the power of resilience, vision, and...
Jefferies hires Standard Chartered banker for EMEA metals
JEFFERIES Financial Group has appointed Gideon Volschenk from Standard Chartered to lead its metals and mining banking team across Europe, the Middle East and...