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.

October 26, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater to buy nickel-copper mines in Brazil for $1 billion

The acquisition of Atlantic Nickel and Mineração Vale Verde from Appian is Sibanye’s fourth battery metal investment this year.

October 25, 2021

Resource nationalism on the rise in top mining countries — report

While resource nationalism had been relatively contained geographically speaking in the past, it is spreading across the world, Fitch warns.

October 25, 2021

Caterpillar gears up for green energy transition, automation age

MINING.COM sits down for a conversation with Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s mining chief, to talk about the future of mining and the trends shaping the industry.

October 25, 2021

Diamond Fields to acquire West Africa gold exploration projects

The Labola project has over 30 kilometres of potential strike length along three mineralized zones.

October 25, 2021

Eskom, coal suppliers to collaborate on renewables

Eskom is South Africa’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases.

October 25, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater in talks to buy two Brazilian nickel-copper mines

The South African company may soon add to its portfolio the Santa Rita nickel-copper mine and the Serrote copper-gold project.

October 25, 2021

Twelve million people now employed in the renewable energy sector – report

A recent report by IRENA and ILO states that renewable energy employment reached 12 million in 2020, up from 11.5 million in 2019.

October 24, 2021

South Africa’s manganese output expected to grow – report

Despite low prices, Roskill expects South Africa’s manganese output to increase strongly over the next decade.

October 21, 2021

Top 10 cobalt operations outside of China and the DRC

There is currently a solid global project pipeline, due to the rise in cobalt prices and the expected demand boom amidst battery manufacturing projects, Fitch writes.