Three years of giving junior mining a voice
On 12 September 2023, a significant new chapter was written in South Africa’s mining industry at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The launch of the Junior Mining Council…
From gold to gas: reclaiming SA’s resource advantage
OVER the course of the past two decades, South Africa has been in a form of economic drift, at times forgetting its economic roots. The foundations on which this country was…
Grindrod’s harbour expansion is steaming ahead
PORTS, logistics and rail specialist Grindrod has been gaining more steam in recent weeks. Just before the end of April the share touched a five-year high of R22.26, giving the…
US and South Africa open minerals investment talks
THE US and South Africa have begun preliminary discussions on potential resource deals spanning mining, investment and infrastructure, said the Financial Times on Friday. The…
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…
Policy failures blight South Africa’s mineral wealth
THE Fraser Institute’s 2025 Annual Survey of Mining Companies, a global dipstick of investor sentiments towards mining jurisdictions, has once again highlighted South Africa’s…
Time running out to save Glencore Merafe ferrochrome
MERAFE Resources said it planned to retrench staff at its Wonderkop and Boshoek ferrochrome smelters on December 8 after Eskom’s proposal for an improved electricity tariff…
Glencore-Merafe starts retrenchments at ferrochrome smelters
RETRENCHMENTS will commence at the idled Wonderkop and Boeshoek smelters in South Africa, operated by the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture. Some employees at Glencore’s Alloys…
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.…
Techmet’s Trump link could benefit South Africa
TECHMET’S growth in critical minerals production, processing and marketing is likely to get “bigger and quicker” with the backing of the Trump administration, says TechMet…
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…
End of the road for Bushveld Minerals which will be delisted from AIM
Vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals (Bushveld) is being put into liquidation and will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market where its share price has crashed…
Sibanye-Stillwater says tariffs open door to better PGM prices
THE slew of tariffs unleashed by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday were an opportunity for platinum miners to re-examine how they sold their metal by bargaining for better…
Exxaro targets “first” manganese deal this year
EXXARO Resources said on Thursday it hoped to convert “interesting conversations” with South African manganese miners into an investment during this year. “We have been engaging…
Exxaro should stick with coal and pay out its cash
EXXARO Resources said last year it will press on with plans to diversify production into “green metals”. In the case of the JSE coal miner, read manganese — which is used to make…
Green shoots for Transnet as coal export deliveries race higher
THERE were more green shoots for Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), South Africa’s state-owned ports and rail company following its strongest coal export performance in years. TFR was…
Exxaro to retain up to R15bn in net cash for dealmaking
EXXARO Resources expected to retain up to R15bn in net cash to fund diversification plans which it said previously were focused on manganese in South Africa. Commenting in its…
Bushveld’s days numbered as starts business rescue talks
BUSHVELD Minerals’ days appeared numbered after the UK-listed vanadium miner said on Monday it had entered business rescue proceedings. The company has requested trading in its…
Bushveld CEO offers glimmer of hope for stricken miner
BUSHVELD Minerals CEO Craig Coltman offered a small glimmer of hope for the stricken miner saying there had been a small “uptick in the vanadium price”. The company is currently…
Chinese firm buys control of MC Mining for R1.6bn
A CHINESE firm listed in Hong Kong has bought control of South African thermal and metallurgical coal development firm MC Mining. The $90m (R1.6bn) deal was announced today by MC…