South32’s long road from ‘crapco’ to copper
MATT Daley, the Australian-born CEO of South32, takes over a company far simpler in structure than the demerged assets bequeathed to his compatriot, Graham Kerr. When Kerr made…
US set to approve South32’s Arizona zinc mine
THE Trump administration is expected to approve South32’s $2bn Hermosa zinc and manganese project in Arizona this week, with the US Forest Service set to issue a record of…
South32 pumps aluminium output to seize high prices
SOUTH32, the global metals producer, is pulling out all stops to take advantage of aluminium prices at four-year highs, even as the Middle East conflict pushes up input costs. As…
US accelerates battery minerals investment with South32 grant
SOUTH32 said its Hermosa project in Arizona was in line to receive a $166m grant from the US Department of Energy which the miner will put towards the construction of a manganese…
SA assets deliver for South32 as a cyclone hammers its Australian manganese operations
South32’s South African aluminium and manganese operations both delivered record production levels during the March quarter which saw major damage done by a tropical cyclone to…
South32 in quest to find green energy for Hillside – fast
South32 is in a race against time to find green energy for its Hillside aluminium smelters in KwaZulu-Natal’s, Richards Bay if the diversified miner wants to guarantee access to…
South32 lifts SA manganese sales as truck, rail availability improves
SOUTH32 said there was an improvement in fourth quarter sales from South Africa with volumes increasing on road and rail despite persistent challenges at Transnet, the country’s…
South32 crowns strong 2022 with special dividend taking payout to $1.3bn
THE tailwind of elevated commodity prices enabled South32 to achieve record underlying earnings of $2.6bn and a free cash flow of $2.6bn for the full year ended June 2022. The…