Discovery targets mining with 24-hour renewables plan
DISCOVERY Green has signed several mining companies to a renewable power offering that targets 90% of their electricity needs. A mix of wind, solar and batteries can help meet…
Lithium miners cash in as battery storage lifts demand
LITHIUM producers from China to Australia have reported sharply higher profits as rising battery-storage demand lifted prices for the metal, Bloomberg reported. Chinese producers…
Metals of war: why US Govt has weaponised mining
Eighteen mining companies went public in the past 12 months with one aim in common: an ambition to supply the US government’s defence industry. Assisted by US President Donald…
SA coal exports flat in 2025 despite Transnet progress
COAL railed for export from South Africa so far this year implied total volumes for 2025 of 56.4 million tons, less than last year’s 56.9Mt. Commenting in his pre-close…
Exxaro doubles net energy capacity after R1.8bn deal
EXXARO Resources has bought control of two renewable energy facilities nearly doubling the net operating capacity of subsidiary Cennergi. Cennergi will have a net operating…
Coal industry “still evolving”, says Menar’s Bayoglu
COAL’S importance to baseload power generation and advances in technology that have helped reduce the fuel’s carbon footprint were being understated by its opponents, said Vuslat…
Why Future Coal thinks it can win back the banks
COAL is enjoying a resurgence in reputation. Last month the 300-year-old Lloyd’s of London abandoned one of its climate commitments by allowing its insurers to go back to the…
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 –…
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.
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…
AngloGold installs Tropicana renewables project
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti said on Monday it had completed the Tropicana renewables project, described by the miner as the largest hybrid power system in Australia’s mining industry.…
Sibanye-Stillwater projects win “strategic designation” in Europe
SIBANYE Stillwater’s ambition to become an important cog in Europe’s critical minerals industry received a fillip on Wednesday after the European Commission deemed two of its…
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…
Implats signs deal to supply IRS with renewable power
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) said on Monday it had signed a power purchase agreement with a renewable energy aggregator that will supply 90% of energy requirements for the miner’s…
Copper 360 mulls entering renewable power distribution
COPPER 360 has signed a deal to acquire 55MW of wind power for R60m which it said on Wednesday could form the business of a renewable distribution business. The Northern Cape…
Harmony increases proposed Eva Copper output 20%
HARMONY Gold may produce more metal from Eva Copper than first proposed as it nears the conclusion of a feasibility study into the Australian project. Commenting in its first…
Northam signs debut renewable power deal, with others in pipeline
NORTHAM Platinum said on Friday it had agreed to buy solar power for its Zondereinde mine reducing the operation’s carbon footprint by just over a fifth. “Northam is committed to…
Eskom says SA has to suck up tariff increases
ESKOM’S application for above-inflation tariff hikes over the next three years opens the conversation about what South Africa’s national electricity utility needs to invest in to…
Sibanye-Stillwater targets uranium deal in six months
SIBANYE-Stillwater hoped to conclude a deal on its South African uranium resources within three to six months, its CEO Neal Froneman has said. Froneman said in March the company…
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,…