January 14, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater faces strike at South Africa gold mines Unions have been cleared to give the company notice of a strike following failed wage talks for gold mine workers.
January 11, 2022 Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.
January 5, 2022 Platinum catalyst may be the key to reducing methane emissions US-based researchers developed a catalyst technology that may be the key to keeping methane out of the atmosphere and making use of the greenhouse gas.
December 31, 2021 Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
December 22, 2021 Generation Mining clinches C$240m stream with Wheaton for Marathon construction A March 2021 feasibility study outlined a 13-year open pit mine at Marathon.
December 20, 2021 Amplats to sell Bokoni mine to Africa’s Rainbow Minerals Amplats holds a 49% stake in the platinum mine which has been on care and maintenance since 2017.
December 10, 2021 Battle for South African platinum miner comes to a boil South Africa’s Public Investment Corp., the continent’s largest money manager, is an interested observer.
December 8, 2021 Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef.
December 7, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.
December 6, 2021 South African mines push industry deaths to 69 so far this year The death toll in the sector that has traditionally underpinned the South African economy compares to 48 in the same period last year.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
