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Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailoutLindsey Schutters

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

By Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback

Mantashe tells China ‘king coal is back’

By Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

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Ghana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Ghana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 3 Mar 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater faces $1.2bn claim for dropping Brazil mine deal

Sibanye-Stillwater faces $1.2bn claim for dropping Brazil mine deal

Helen Reid 3 Mar 2022

Solidarity accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Solidarity accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Helen Reid 2 Mar 2022

Appian seeks compensation from Sibanye-Stillwater for dropping Brazil mine deal

Appian seeks compensation from Sibanye-Stillwater for dropping Brazil mine deal

Helen Reid 2 Mar 2022

Mines are failing Limpopo communities, says scathing report

Mines are failing Limpopo communities, says scathing report

Tania Broughton 2 Mar 2022

Nominations open for 2022 IAMS Rising Star Awards

Nominations open for 2022 IAMS Rising Star Awards

25 Feb 2022

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

25 Feb 2022

De Beers returns diamond sights to Gaborone as travel opens up

De Beers returns diamond sights to Gaborone as travel opens up

25 Feb 2022

Accenture launches supplier development platform to empower mining SMMEs

Accenture launches supplier development platform to empower mining SMMEs

24 Feb 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

23 Feb 2022

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

John Yeld 23 Feb 2022

A screengrab of Thursday’s virtual Constitutional Court hearing into a R14.25m defamation case brought by Australian mining interests against South African lawyers, activists and a social worker.

Concourt hears vital defamation case

John Yeld 21 Feb 2022

Newly launched Hydrogen Social Roadmap critical to developing SA's economy - Nzimande

Newly launched Hydrogen Social Roadmap critical to developing SA's economy - Nzimande

18 Feb 2022

4 Covid-19-driven trends shaping the future of mining

4 Covid-19-driven trends shaping the future of mining

Yushanta Rungasammy and Ildiko Gyarmati 16 Feb 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at gold mines

Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at gold mines

Nelson Banya 14 Feb 2022

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 14 Feb 2022

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

11 Feb 2022

Protest against West Coast seismic blasting ahead of court case

Protest against West Coast seismic blasting ahead of court case

Liezl Human 7 Feb 2022

Rio Tinto workers urged to report cases of discrimination

Rio Tinto workers urged to report cases of discrimination

Helen Reid 3 Feb 2022

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Thibault Serlet 31 Jan 2022

Impact of changing leadership on the mining sector and its ability to comply

Impact of changing leadership on the mining sector and its ability to comply

Janine Espin 21 Jan 2022

Alexkor facing criminal charges over Northern Cape mining operations

Alexkor facing criminal charges over Northern Cape mining operations

John Yeld 19 Jan 2022

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

Helen Reid and Nelson Banya 17 Jan 2022

Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG

The year of upliftment for mining communities in South Africa

Jacques Farmer 13 Jan 2022

Source: ©Glencore Coal in wash plant

Cerrejón joint venture sale completed

12 Jan 2022

Source: © Piotr Arnoldes

Alcohol education & testing: only way to effectively increase workplace safety in mines

Rhys Evans 12 Jan 2022

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Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry set up at UFS

11 Jan 2022

Source: ©Kabanga Nickel Kabanga Nickel framework signing ceremony, Bukoba, Tanzania. Chris Showalter (CEO) and Chris von Christierson (vice-chairman),19 January 2021

BHP invests $40m into Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania

10 Jan 2022

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

30 Dec 2021

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Rescuers work to retrieve bodies at collapsed Sudanese gold mine

29 Dec 2021

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Ghana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Ghana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 3 Mar 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater faces $1.2bn claim for dropping Brazil mine deal

Sibanye-Stillwater faces $1.2bn claim for dropping Brazil mine deal

Helen Reid 3 Mar 2022

Solidarity accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Solidarity accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Helen Reid 2 Mar 2022

Appian seeks compensation from Sibanye-Stillwater for dropping Brazil mine deal

Appian seeks compensation from Sibanye-Stillwater for dropping Brazil mine deal

Helen Reid 2 Mar 2022

Mines are failing Limpopo communities, says scathing report

Mines are failing Limpopo communities, says scathing report

Tania Broughton 2 Mar 2022

Nominations open for 2022 IAMS Rising Star Awards

Nominations open for 2022 IAMS Rising Star Awards

25 Feb 2022

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

25 Feb 2022

De Beers returns diamond sights to Gaborone as travel opens up

De Beers returns diamond sights to Gaborone as travel opens up

25 Feb 2022

Accenture launches supplier development platform to empower mining SMMEs

Accenture launches supplier development platform to empower mining SMMEs

24 Feb 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

23 Feb 2022

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

John Yeld 23 Feb 2022

A screengrab of Thursday’s virtual Constitutional Court hearing into a R14.25m defamation case brought by Australian mining interests against South African lawyers, activists and a social worker.

Concourt hears vital defamation case

John Yeld 21 Feb 2022

Newly launched Hydrogen Social Roadmap critical to developing SA's economy - Nzimande

Newly launched Hydrogen Social Roadmap critical to developing SA's economy - Nzimande

18 Feb 2022

4 Covid-19-driven trends shaping the future of mining

4 Covid-19-driven trends shaping the future of mining

Yushanta Rungasammy and Ildiko Gyarmati 16 Feb 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at gold mines

Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at gold mines

Nelson Banya 14 Feb 2022

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 14 Feb 2022

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

11 Feb 2022

Protest against West Coast seismic blasting ahead of court case

Protest against West Coast seismic blasting ahead of court case

Liezl Human 7 Feb 2022

Rio Tinto workers urged to report cases of discrimination

Rio Tinto workers urged to report cases of discrimination

Helen Reid 3 Feb 2022

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Thibault Serlet 31 Jan 2022

Impact of changing leadership on the mining sector and its ability to comply

Impact of changing leadership on the mining sector and its ability to comply

Janine Espin 21 Jan 2022

Alexkor facing criminal charges over Northern Cape mining operations

Alexkor facing criminal charges over Northern Cape mining operations

John Yeld 19 Jan 2022

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

Helen Reid and Nelson Banya 17 Jan 2022

Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG

The year of upliftment for mining communities in South Africa

Jacques Farmer 13 Jan 2022

Source: ©Glencore Coal in wash plant

Cerrejón joint venture sale completed

12 Jan 2022

Source: © Piotr Arnoldes

Alcohol education & testing: only way to effectively increase workplace safety in mines

Rhys Evans 12 Jan 2022

Source: © Andriy Popov [[www.123rf.com 123rf

Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry set up at UFS

11 Jan 2022

Source: ©Kabanga Nickel Kabanga Nickel framework signing ceremony, Bukoba, Tanzania. Chris Showalter (CEO) and Chris von Christierson (vice-chairman),19 January 2021

BHP invests $40m into Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania

10 Jan 2022

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

30 Dec 2021

Image source: © alicenerr –

Rescuers work to retrieve bodies at collapsed Sudanese gold mine

29 Dec 2021

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China's Huayou buys lithium mine in Zimbabwe for $422m

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Tom Daly 23 Dec 2021

De Beers extends Botswana sales deal as it negotiates new contract

De Beers extends Botswana sales deal as it negotiates new contract

Brian Benza and Sinchita Mitra 17 Dec 2021

Kumba Iron Ore awards R1.6bn contract to Black-owned community-based joint venture

Kumba Iron Ore awards R1.6bn contract to Black-owned community-based joint venture

17 Dec 2021

Sasol cuts output forecast for Secunda operations amid tight coal supplies

Sasol cuts output forecast for Secunda operations amid tight coal supplies

Emma Rumney 14 Dec 2021

Petra Diamonds to grant Tanzania 16% free carried interest in Williamson mine

Petra Diamonds to grant Tanzania 16% free carried interest in Williamson mine

Nuzulack Dausen 13 Dec 2021

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Tania Broughton 7 Dec 2021

"Go to hell Shell" - protesters

"Go to hell Shell" - protesters

Liezl Human 6 Dec 2021

DMRE investigates fatal mining incidents

DMRE investigates fatal mining incidents

2 Dec 2021

Gold Fields aims to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

Gold Fields aims to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

Amna Karimi and Sinchita Mitra 2 Dec 2021

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

30 Nov 2021