Despite Trump’s antipathy, mining companies will not abandon ESG
This article was first published in The Mining Yearbook 2025 In the US, the second administration of President Donald Trump has been dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion…
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.…
Newmont unveils new CEO as Palmer set to retire
TOM Palmer will retire from Newmont by December after more than a decade with the world’s largest gold producer, the company said on Monday, in an unexpected leadership…
All points north as DRDGold weighs long-term expansion
DRDGOLD, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s oldest company at 130 years old, is actively pursuing expansion opportunities across Africa, with CEO Niël Pretorius particularly keen…
No regrets for high-riding Froneman
SIBANYE-Stillwater, created in 2013 as a spin-off of Gold Fields’ South African assets, has always been defined by its founding CEO, Neal Froneman, a larger-than-life figure who…
The GNU needs to take a leaf out of business’ playbook
EVERY August for the past six years since we acquired the Lonmin operations, I have taken time to reflect deeply as we prepare to commemorate the Marikana tragedy. The primary…
Tsengwa proud despite acrimonious Exxaro exit
FORMER Exxaro Resources CEO Nombasa Tsengwa said her controversial departure from the mining giant earlier this year cannot overshadow her fulfilling two-decade career with the…
Exxaro reaches separation deal with former head of coal
EXXARO Resources said on Monday it had reached a separation agreement with Kgabi Masia, head of coal for the company since March, 2022. “This development will not affect the…
Can Ben Magara make the difference at Exxaro?
WHEN Ben Magara was officially named CEO of Exxaro Resources, people in the room applauded; some even cheered. “They always do that,” an analyst said when asked if the…
New Exxaro boss Ben Magara commits to battery metals
EXXARO Resources said on Thursday it had appointed the former Lonmin boss Ben Magara as its new CEO, effective April 1. Magara, currently a non-executive director at Exxaro,…
What’s behind Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome deal with Glencore?
SIBANYE-Stillwater’s agreement with Glencore-Merafe Joint Venture (GMV) announced today is designed to generate billions of rands in by-product chrome revenues for the…
Sibanye-Stillwater appoints Richard Stewart as CEO-designate
SIBANYE-Stillwater confirmed a Miningmx report earlier on Thursday that its founding CEO of 13 years standing, Neal Froneman was set to retire this year. He will be replaced by…
Froneman to announce retirement from Sibanye-Stillwater
THE Board of Sibanye-Stillwater is in the final stages of a process to find a successor to Neal Froneman, the founding CEO of the platinum and gold miner, who is expected to…
Govt accused of genocide in tackling Stilfontein’s illegal miners
AT least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out of the Buffelsfontein near Stilfontein in South Africa’s North West province since a court on Monday ordered…
Sibanye-Stillwater to call for calm as funding fears circulate
IF platinum group metal (PGM) prices stay at their current levels this year, one bleak forecast says, Sibanye-Stillwater will break its lender covenants. To keep them afloat it…
Sibanye-Stillwater to cut PGM output by up to 60,000 oz/year
SIBANYE-Stillwater is to cut up to 60,000 ounces of annual platinum group metal (PGM) production as part of restructuring plans which were being “wrapped up,” said group CEO Neal…
Glencore in bid for Anglo? Entertaining, but unlikely
ANGLO American CEO Duncan Wanblad received a grilling last week at the firm’s investor update with more than one analyst wanting to know if cuts to production guidance were to be…
Sibanye-Stillwater to restructure PGM shafts affecting 4,095 miners
SIBANYE-Stillwater announced today restructuring plans of its South African platinum group metal (shafts) affecting 4,095 full time employees and contractors. The precious metals…
Merafe, Glencore agree to extend PGM processing partnership
MERAFE Resources and Glencore are to extend an agreement to produce platinum group metals (PGMs) which occurs as a by-product in the chrome joint venture. This will involve the…
DRDGOLD “keen” to be vehicle for Sibanye-Stillwater PGM tailings
DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius said his company was “keen” to become involved in retreating platinum group metal (PGM) tailings owned by its majority shareholder Sibanye-Stillwater,…