October 28, 2021

COP26 will be a colossal mining cop-out

New report lays out how the green energy transition “starts and ends with metals” but the required exponential growth in mining is a glaring hole in US and global decarbonisation…

October 28, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals

"Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the way we do business and that’s evolved into a sustainability strategy," Neal Froneman says.

October 28, 2021

Platinum prices weigh on Sibanye Stillwater’s Q3 earnings

PGM prices fell in the third quarter as the global semiconductor shortage hit demand from the car industry.

October 28, 2021

Amplats in talks to sell Bokoni mine to African Rainbow Minerals

Amplats suspended activity at the platinum mine in 2017.

October 27, 2021

Implats in talks to become a platinum metals giant

Impala Platinum is in talks to buy its smaller rival Royal Bafokeng Platinum.

October 27, 2021

Acquisition-hungry Sibanye grabs stake in Australian zinc miner

It has bought a 19.99% stake in New Century Resources, which owns a tailings zinc retreatment plant in Queensland.

October 27, 2021

Zimbabwe miners losing 20% of export proceeds to exchange rate distortions

Exporters are required to surrender 40% of their foreign currency earnings to the central bank, in exchange for local currency at the official rate.

October 26, 2021

B2Gold to sell Burkina Faso project to West African Resources

Kiaka is within 40 km of West African Resources' Sanbrado gold mine, which poured its first gold in March 2020.

October 26, 2021

Orca Gold’s mine project not impacted by political unrest in Sudan, says CEO

The Block 14 project is considered to be one of the leading gold projects in Africa, with a net present value of over $1 billion at today's gold price.

October 26, 2021

Botswana delivers first iron ore exports to China

Botswana’s first iron ore mine, Ikongwe, has started production and delivered its maiden exports to China.