Why Implats has changed its tune on Waterberg
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) earlier this month declared R13.1bn in final dividends, a sum that outshone its rivals. It also revised its payout policy in such a way that the door is…
Northam Platinum finally secures “rock star” status
IT has taken some 40 years but Northam Platinum has finally achieved the “rock star” status that the former Gold Fields of South Africa envisaged when it decided to develop the…
AI, robots and shrinking supply drive Northam’s PGM growth plans
Northam Platinum is betting that new uses for platinum group metals in artificial intelligence, data storage, electronics and robotics will add to demand at a time when South…
Valterra asset level deals most logical option for Northam
IMPALA Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater distanced themselves from an offer for Northam Platinum on Tuesday, which means Valterra Platinum is the only one likely to have an…
Northam seeks bids amid “exploratory” offer from rival
NORTHAM Platinum has enlisted offers for either a corporate- or asset- deal after disclosing on Tuesday it had received an “exploratory” offer for the company from a rival…
The furnaces that could relight SA’s industrial ambition
MENAR Group, an unlisted coal producer, says it can double mineral exports from its South African mines and projects and create 800 jobs through new ferromanganese production.…
Northam Platinum’s ‘mine without end’ exposes SA’s supply crisis
NORTHAM Platinum CEO Paul Dunne might joke that “there’s no luck in mining”, but fortune has certainly favoured his company in the past few months. For starters, resource…
Northam Platinum in new output record as chrome surges
NORTHAM Platinum lifted chrome production 17% in its 2026 financial year, partly owing to the ramp-up of its North West province operation, Eland Platinum. Crews were doubled at…
SA miners fear the worst in mineral cadastre rollout
IN May 2024, then Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart gushed: “I’m coming off an all-time high on hearing this news.” A day earlier, the South African government had signed an…
Water security a growing risk for SA mining
WATER supply disruptions are emerging as a significant threat to South Africa’s mining sector, with bulk supply in multiple regions subject to frequent interruptions during 2025,…
US talks may lead to conciliatory MPRD amendments
THE South African government could adopt a more investment-friendly attitude to mining and minerals reform if it helped repair trade relations with the US. This follows a…
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 it takes to…
Is this a new era for platinum? Its miners think so
SINCE the decline of gold production in the 1990s, platinum has become South Africa’s most valuable strategic metal, and among its most important economically. Of critical raw…
Eskom agrees power tariff in bid to save SA ferrochrome
ESKOM will supply South Africa’s ferrochrome industry with heavily discounted power for the next five years under an amended Negotiated Price Agreement (NPA). The agreement,…
Eskom granted two more days to land high stakes power deal
MERAFE-Glencore Chrome Venture said on Tuesday it had extended a deadline for a new electricity deal with Eskom. This is the fifth time the venture has delayed retrenchments at…
Platinum is back. So why are its miners shunning growth?
WHAT a difference a year makes. In April 2025 the atmosphere at the PGMs Industry Day conference was sombre, with PGM prices still at low levels and the industry facing a cash…
Minerals Council warns against Govt “sandbagging”
THE Minerals Council of South Africa has once again appealed to Government to assist rather than block the growth of the country’s mining industry. Addressing PGM Day 2026, a…
Eskom tariff for ferrochrome “needs to be replicated”
ONE assumes the electricity regulator in South Africa (Nersa) is conscious that in approving a heavily discounted tariff for ferrochrome smelters, it is waving a green flag for…
Expect more platinum price gyrations, warns WPIC
LAST year’s record supply deficit in platinum is expected to narrow this year, but the precious metal will remain sought-after by investors amid complex geopolitics which have…
The stunning rebound of South Africa’s PGM producers
EXACTLY two years ago, Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne, who is also president of the Minerals Council South Africa, warned that a severe squeeze on the platinum group metals…