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Sibanye-Stillwater has shed 8% of its workforce since January 2023

Energy & Mining

11,000 jobs lost in 18 months at Sibanye-Stillwater

Lindsey Schutters 3 Jul 2024

Implats CEO Nico Muller

Energy & Mining

Implats finalises R9bn BEE deal

Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

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Legal

BHP’s Anglo American takeover bid: Spotlight on SA’s patent system

Gerard Verhoef 8 May 2024

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Energy & Mining

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.

ESG & Sustainability

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

Corobrik Rietvlei quarry

Construction & Engineering

Corobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

4 Apr 2024

Mauro DelleMonache, CEO of Geovia

Construction & Engineering

Q&A: How Geovia is reimagining mining efficiency with digital twins

Lindsey Schutters 12 Mar 2024

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seen in Washington, D.C., USA. Source: Reuters/Andrew Kelly

ICT

Unanimous ruling favours Big Tech in DRC child labour cobalt claim

Jonathan Stempel 6 Mar 2024

Paving the way: The benefits of PBS vehicles

Energy & Mining

Paving the way: The benefits of PBS vehicles

John Kettlewell, Issued by Unitrans 21 Feb 2024

Elia Nandjiwa is resources industries and mining executive at Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa

Energy & Mining

#MI24: 'Mining Indaba 2024 embraced its theme' - Barloworld

Elia Nandjiwa 9 Feb 2024

Andrew van Zyl, Managing Director, SRK Consulting

Energy & Mining

#BizTrends2024: The evolution and resilience of the mining industry

Andrew van Zyl 22 Jan 2024

Digital twins pave way to a new frontier in mining

Energy & Mining

Digital twins pave way to a new frontier in mining

Amritesh Anand 10 Jan 2024

Bitcoin mining activity in 2023 has contributed to a surge in electricity use. Source: Dmytro Demidko/Unsplash

ICT

Bitcoin’s soaring energy consumption remains a sustainability concern

21 Dec 2023

Impala Bafokeng complex. Source: Implats

Energy & Mining

Implats responds to underground protest

18 Dec 2023

The Chamber of Mines building will be renamed.

Construction & Engineering

African Rainbow Minerals invests R20m into research at Wits, gets building named after it

23 Nov 2023

MV Switchgear awarded new contracts. Source: Supplied.

Energy & Mining

MV Switchgear secures new contract for Kamoa-Kakula copper mine

20 Nov 2023

Rudie Opperman. Source: Supplied

ICT

Edge computing could solve SA's illegal mining crisis

Rudie Opperman 13 Nov 2023

ACTOM Industry breaks into Ghanaian gold mining market

Energy & Mining

ACTOM Industry breaks into Ghanaian gold mining market

8 Nov 2023

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Automotive

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Laura Lander, Grazia Todeschini 8 Nov 2023

#MTBPS: Mining sector profits and tax revenue hit by SOE failure

Energy & Mining

#MTBPS: Mining sector profits and tax revenue hit by SOE failure

Lindsey Schutters 2 Nov 2023

Source: Tom Fisk/Pexels

Construction & Engineering

Proactive airborne pollutant control makes for safer mining

Johan Snyman 23 Oct 2023

The Olifants River estuary on the West Coast is now protected from diamond mining in terms of a legally binding settlement agreement. Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp

Legal

11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining

John Yeld 1 Sep 2023

Damage to the West Coast north of the Olifants River estuary caused by previous diamond mining operations (before Trans Hex). Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp

Legal

Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

John Yeld 28 Aug 2023

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Energy & Mining

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Susa Maleba and Wouter Jordaan 28 Jul 2023

De Beers delivers first production from $2.3bn underground mine

Energy & Mining

De Beers delivers first production from $2.3bn underground mine

Nelson Banya 26 Jul 2023

New board appointed for Transnet

Logistics & Transport

New board appointed for Transnet

13 Jul 2023

Financial close reached on 89MW Castle Wind Farm for Sibanye-Stillwater

Energy & Mining

Financial close reached on 89MW Castle Wind Farm for Sibanye-Stillwater

30 May 2023

Energy & Mining

#BizTrends: Three trends in the mining industry driven by rolling blackouts

Yushanta Rungasammy 5 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Tharisa agrees $130m debt facility with Absa, Société Générale

28 Mar 2023

Zimele tourism, hospitality programme to put 250 youths into jobs

Tourism & Travel

Zimele tourism, hospitality programme to put 250 youths into jobs

28 Mar 2023

Botswana's Minergy seeks govt bailout after halting coal mining ops

Energy & Mining

Botswana's Minergy seeks govt bailout after halting coal mining ops

Brian Benza 9 Mar 2023

Sasol says renewable energy drive makes economic sense

Energy & Mining

Sasol says renewable energy drive makes economic sense

Nelson Banya 22 Feb 2023

Investment, partnerships key to boosting SA mining's competitiveness - white paper

Energy & Mining

Investment, partnerships key to boosting SA mining's competitiveness - white paper

16 Feb 2023

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Energy & Mining

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

Mining companies can find opportunity in changing ESG trends

Energy & Mining

Mining companies can find opportunity in changing ESG trends

Garyn Rapson, Nomsa Mbere, Jaqui Pinto, Paula-Ann Novotny, Dalit Anstey 13 Feb 2023

Is Africa ready to leverage the opportunities in the global metals market?

Energy & Mining

Is Africa ready to leverage the opportunities in the global metals market?

3 Feb 2023

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw is a Dispute Resolution and Commercial Specialist at SchoemanLaw Inc.

Legal

Unpacking the 'contempt of court' process

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw 1 Feb 2023

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Energy & Mining

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Hartmut Winkler 25 Jan 2023

9 questions to ask to improve your chances of getting business finance

Entrepreneurship

9 questions to ask to improve your chances of getting business finance

Issued by Business Partners Limited 17 Jan 2023

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Energy & Mining

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Nelson Banya 24 Oct 2022

Sasol to announce green hydrogen deals with local miners soon

Energy & Mining

Sasol to announce green hydrogen deals with local miners soon

Promit Mukherjee 29 Sep 2022

Skills development for life after mines should focus on economic participation and growth

Energy & Mining

Skills development for life after mines should focus on economic participation and growth

Jacques Farmer 23 Sep 2022

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Energy & Mining

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Charles MacRobert 16 Sep 2022

Beyond zama zamas - an alternative future for the Gauteng mining belt

Energy & Mining

Beyond zama zamas - an alternative future for the Gauteng mining belt

Reinier Minny 25 Aug 2022

Kumba pins hopes on China's infrastructure stimulus

Energy & Mining

Kumba pins hopes on China's infrastructure stimulus

Nelson Banya 27 Jul 2022

Digital transformation in mining - why it's a national necessity

Energy & Mining

Digital transformation in mining - why it's a national necessity

Marcel Bruyns 19 Jul 2022

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Healthcare

MUT study finds potentially harmful elements in Krugersdorp water

5 Jul 2022

The future of health and safety compliance is here

Healthcare

The future of health and safety compliance is here

10 May 2022

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Legal

Alternative financing for junior miners in South Africa

Alistair Collins and Lodewyk Meyer 9 May 2022