Exxaro Resources is breaking from its iron shackles
THERE has always been a tight correlation between the share prices of Exxaro and Kumba Iron Ore. That’s because Exxaro’s 20% stake in Kumba subsidiary Sishen Iron Ore Company…
Exxaro manganese deal becomes unconditional
EXXARO Resources’ acquisition of manganese mines from Ntsimbintle Holdings and OMH Mauritius Corp. was today declared unconditional. First announced in May, the deal – which…
From DRD to Gold Road: the quiet rise of Ian Murray
This article was first published in The Mining Yearbook 2025 Some people are destined to be accountants; others feel they should have a seat on a beach somewhere. Occasionally,…
Exxaro has turned the corner. So where to from here?
EXXARO Resources CEO Ben Magara is hoping a one-fifth improvement in Exxaro’s share price in following its half-year results August is the beginning of something greater.…
From DRD to Gold Road: the quiet rise of Ian Murray
SOME people are destined to be accountants; others feel they should have a seat on a beach somewhere. Occasionally, there are individuals who get to do both. Enter Ian Murray,…
Exxaro gets the edge in tricky manganese consolidation
AFTER casting its line far and wide for three years to diversify from thermal coal production, Exxaro Resources now has its foot in the door in the Northern Cape’s manganese…
Exxaro to buy manganese assets from Ntsimbintle for R11.67bn
EXXARO Resources on Tuesday announced an agreement to buy manganese assets in South Africa’s Northern Cape, principally from Ntsimbintle Holdings which owns 50.1% of the 3.4…
Putting the ‘vroom’ into SA’s manganese riches
MANGANESE was the mineral for which Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad had no plan in terms of his proposed and far-reaching group restructure. “It is a great business but, given…
SA manganese miners unsure how EV demand will work for them
ASK any mining executive involved in the manganese industry about the metal’s prospects in electric vehicle batteries (BEVs) and you’ll likely get some hemming and hawing. The…
Macozoma’s Ntsimbintle has vehicle for manganese consolidation following Gilbertson ouster
THE ousting in mid-October of Brian Gilbertson from Australia’s Jupiter Mines will have important consequences for South Africa’s manganese industry as it hands management…
Gilbertson ousted from Jupiter Mines after shareholders rebel against executive pay
BRIAN Gilbertson, the revered South African mining executive, has been ousted from the board and chairmanship of Jupiter Mines following a shareholder revolt over executive pay.…
SA mining icon Brian Gilbertson may be forced off board amid executive pay furore
A BOARD coup is underway at Sydney-listed Jupiter Mines after shareholders resoundingly voted down the company’s remuneration report and refused to re-elect two directors.…