Coal miner Thungela digs in over shareholder rights
IT’S necessary to state from the outset that the current legal battle between Aeon Investment Management, Fossil Free SA and shareholder activist Just Share on the one side and…
Geopolitics at the G20 and what it means for SA’s juniors
A statement from the Junior Mining Council (JMC) WITH the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in Johannesburg on 22–23 November 2025, South Africa is hosting the world at a pivotal…
ARM abandons new coal investments
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals is to halt investment in new coal projects, citing increasingly stringent environmental regulations. The group, led by former lawyer Patrice Motsepe,…
High Seas treaty will deal blow to deep sea mining
A NEWLY ratified treaty protecting marine life is expected to strengthen opposition to deep-sea mining ahead of this week’s UN climate summit in New York, said the Financial…
Global shocks have debunked the peak coal myth
THE world burns nearly double the amount of coal today compared to 2000, and four times the amount consumed in 1950. Every minute, 16,700 tons of coal are excavated globally –…
Are banks becoming coal-curious? Mike Teke thinks so
ONE sign coal’s reputation is being gradually rehabiliated is that banks and insurers are becoming interested in the the mineral again. “I think people are reviewing their…
Coal decline risks poverty crisis, warns Thungela chief
THE uncontrolled decline of coal production poses a greater immediate threat to global communities than climate change itself, according to July Ndlovu, the outgoing CEO of…
Climate threatens global semiconductor copper supply chains
CLIMATE change could disrupt 32% of global semiconductor production by 2035 through copper supply shortages, quadrupling current risk levels, according to a…
Omnia’s BME can benefit from Trump disruption, says CEO
OMNIA Holdings’s international push will most likely define the term of Seelan Gobalsamy, who became CEO of the chemicals, agribusiness and mining explosives company nearly six…
AngloGold Ashanti’s takes critical step on decarbonisation journey
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti has announced the successful completion of a major renewables project to create the largest hybrid power system in Australia’s mining sector.
Listing De Beers is the only way out for Anglo American
RECENT reports suggest Anglo American is exploring listing options for De Beers. In my opinion, this is the only route that Anglo can realistically pursue for the separation of…
Blair backs Africa to develop fossil fuels
FORMER UK prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday it was critical Africa be allowed to focus on fossil fuels in order to grow while the primary responsibility for renewable…
Flood of illegal gold miners endangering Ghana’s cocoa sector
GHANAIAN cocoa farmers are abandoning the crop despite a trebling in prices in favour of illegal gold mining, said the Financial Times. It reported that price controls prevent…
Zambia considering $900m coal-fired power plant
ZAMBIA is considering building a $900m coal-fired power plant as the country battles unprecedented electricity shortages, said Bloomberg News. The worst regional dry spell in…
Sibanye-Stillwater suspends Century Zinc following bush fire
SIBANYE-Stillwater said a regional bushfire at its Century Zinc tailings retreatment operations in northeast Australia had destroyed surface piping which would see it produce…
Kabanga Nickel in spotlight as West forms minerals coalition
THE US government is due to unveil financing for the Kabanga Nickel, a project in Tanzania in which BHP has a 17% stake. The commitment is part of the Minerals Security…
World’s largest banks to throw weight behind nuclear energy
FOURTEEN of the world’s largest banks and financial institutions are to pledge their support for the development of more nuclear energy, said the Financial Times. Banks including…
Mining has a problem with permits
Ask any mining boss what causes evening sweats, and it’s probably not a posse of cute rodents, or tumps of seemingly unremarkable grasses. Yet for Gold Fields and…
Saudi’s rise in mining is breathtaking, and problematic
L ong the world’s largest producer of oil, Saudi Arabia now seeks to unlock a treasure trove of minerals beneath its sands while using the endowment generated by decades of…
Coal’s evergreen allure hard for investors to ignore
The pendulum has swung back to coal. Look no further than Glencore which is reconsidering retaining its coal production instead of demerging and separately listing the business,…