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It’s responsible to invest in South Africa, says DRDGold as it approves R3.5bn capex

It’s responsible to invest in South Africa, says DRDGold as it approves R3.5bn capex

23rd August 2023 The decision of DRDGold to expend capital of R3.5-billion this financial year is based on the cash-flush Johannesburg- and New York-listed... 

Debt-free DRDGold declares 16th consecutive dividend, looks to 60 MW of solar power

Debt-free DRDGold declares 16th consecutive dividend, looks to 60 MW of solar power

23rd August 2023 Debt-free, cash-rich gold-from-waste mining company DRDGold has declared its sixteenth consecutive dividend as it guides higher production,... 

Coal miner opening nursery to support million trees, hatchery to restore killed fish

Coal miner opening nursery to support million trees, hatchery to restore killed fish

22nd August 2023 Thermal coal mining company Thungela will next month open a nursery to support the planting of a million trees and has already commissioned a... 

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Best-of-breed rail model needed for critical national infrastructure, says Thungela

Best-of-breed rail model needed for critical national infrastructure, says Thungela

22nd August 2023 Once short-term and medium-term rail restoration has been achieved, a best-of-breed approach should be adopted to put South Africa on a competitive... 

Thungela: R1.4bn dividend, R2.4bn shaft capex, R156m to employees, community

Thungela: R1.4bn dividend, R2.4bn shaft capex, R156m to employees, community

21st August 2023 To navigate the considerably softer coal prices, as well as inflationary pressures and the underperformance of Transnet Freight Rail, export... 

Much more to come from Exxaro on the renewable energy front

Much more to come from Exxaro on the renewable energy front

18th August 2023 Probably by the middle of next year, if things go well, Exxaro will likely achieve financial close on a renewable energy project, which, from a... 

Decarbonisation is urgent imperative, says coal mining company Exxaro

Decarbonisation is urgent imperative, says coal mining company Exxaro

17th August 2023 Decarbonisation of coal mining company Exxaro’s operations and entire value chain is an urgent imperative to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, which... 

Platinum-enabled hydrogen fuel cell taxis pass million kilo zero emission mark

Platinum-enabled hydrogen fuel cell taxis pass million kilo zero emission mark

17th August 2023 Platinum-enabled hydrogen fuel cell technology is taking the pollution out of the city of Berlin, as it may in time also do in Johannesburg given... 

Exxaro renewables business up in half-year coal earnings downer

Exxaro renewables business up in half-year coal earnings downer

17th August 2023 The half-year revenue contribution from the energy business of Exxaro Resources was 17% higher than in the first half of last year, with energy... 

Green zinc on way at Black Mountain Mining in Northern Cape

Green zinc on way at Black Mountain Mining in Northern Cape

16th August 2023 South African mining company Vedanta Zinc International has begun the first phase of a renewable energy programme. The company has signed a power... 

Chrome ore star of Merafe’s half-year show

Chrome ore star of Merafe’s half-year show

15th August 2023 Chrome ore has been headlined by ferrochrome and chrome producer Merafe Resources as the star of the show in the six months to June 30. Production... 

Green electrons being delivered to Harmony Gold's Free State mine shafts

Green electrons being delivered to Harmony Gold's Free State mine shafts

15th August 2023 The green electrons that have begun to flow into the Free State mine shafts of Harmony Gold will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 65 000 t in the... 

Merafe reports half-year profit, dividend declared

Merafe reports half-year profit, dividend declared

15th August 2023 Chrome and ferrochrome company Merafe Resources has reported a profit of R1 049 million for the six months ended 30 June 2023 on higher realised... 

Solar energy plant on the way at vanadium operation, Glencore’s Fullard reports

Solar energy plant on the way at vanadium operation, Glencore’s Fullard reports

11th August 2023 The decarbonisation and solar power plans of Glencore Alloys are coming to the fore with the first 25 MW solar plant on the way, Glencore Alloys... 

Risk-on greater reason for record-high Q2 gold price than interest rate decline – Bristow

Risk-on greater reason for record-high Q2 gold price than interest rate decline – Bristow

10th August 2023 The all-time-high second-quarter (Q2) gold price is less about the forecast decline in interest rates and more about risk-on amid global economy... 

Glencore returns $9.3bn to shareholders, highlights transition metals and recycling

Glencore returns $9.3bn to shareholders, highlights transition metals and recycling

8th August 2023 In addition to the interim dividend of $2.8-billion, diversified mining company Glencore on Tuesday announced a top up of $2.2-billion, which... 

AngloGold’s top-tier Africa assets brought to fore, emissions cut using renewables

AngloGold’s top-tier Africa assets brought to fore, emissions cut using renewables

7th August 2023 Four out of the five top-tier gold-mining assets of AngloGold Ashanti are in Africa. As the cornerstones of the company, these tier 1 mines are... 

Illegal mining will not be tolerated on gold project site – Pan African

Illegal mining will not be tolerated on gold project site – Pan African

4th August 2023 A strong call has been made for illegal mining in the area of the R2.5-billion Mogale Tailings Retreatment on Gauteng’s West Rand to be brought to... 

AngloGold reaffirms guidance on improved second quarter

AngloGold reaffirms guidance on improved second quarter

4th August 2023 Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti on Friday reaffirmed annual guidance as it reported an improved second quarter performance compared with the... 

South Africa has all the pieces necessary to build successful hydrogen economy – IDC

South Africa has all the pieces necessary to build successful hydrogen economy – IDC

3rd August 2023 South Africa has all the pieces necessary for the development of a successful green hydrogen economy. South Africa also has a depth of rand funding... 

Gold miner reserving rights to develop project for benefit of people of South Africa

Gold miner reserving rights to develop project for benefit of people of South Africa

2nd August 2023 Gold mining company Pan African on Wednesday gave stern notice that it will not tolerate the actions of a few parties with selfish interests that... 

Funding closes for gold project with potential to be shining modern mining exemplar

Funding closes for gold project with potential to be shining modern mining exemplar

1st August 2023 Funding has closed for the gold-from-dumps mining project west of Johannesburg, which has the potential to make the surrounding towns thrive once... 

Most of 500 employees for constructing gold-from-dumps project will be local

Most of 500 employees for constructing gold-from-dumps project will be local

31st July 2023 Employees for the construction of the Mogale Tailings Retreatment project on Gauteng’s West Rand will be largely locally sourced. “We aim to employ... 

Strong half-year De Beers production in tough macro environment

Strong half-year De Beers production in tough macro environment

28th July 2023 The De Beers Group faced off tricky macro-economic conditions to record first-half earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation... 

Southern Africa is now Anglo’s only business region not on renewable energy

Southern Africa is now Anglo’s only business region not on renewable energy

27th July 2023 Southern Africa is now the only region in the Anglo American business fold that is not on renewable energy because the company cannot go to a... 

Craig Miller is new Anglo American Platinum CEO

Craig Miller is new Anglo American Platinum CEO

27th July 2023 Anglo American Platinum FD Craig Miller is the new CEO of Anglo American Platinum, with effect from October 1. This follows incumbent CEO Natascha... 

Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met – Natascha Viljoen

Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met – Natascha Viljoen

26th July 2023 The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha... 

Mogale gold-from-dumps project takes off on West Rand

Mogale gold-from-dumps project takes off on West Rand

25th July 2023 The official sod-turning ceremony for the Mogale Tailings Retreatment project on Gauteng's West Rand took place on Tuesday, July 25. The... 

Hydrogen economy momentum building, Anglo American Platinum FD reports

Hydrogen economy momentum building, Anglo American Platinum FD reports

24th July 2023 Momentum is building in the hydrogen economy, which is important for the planet and for platinum group metals (PGMs), Anglo American Platinum FD... 

Opencast production expected at Anglo Platinum’s Middelaagte mine by year-end

Opencast production expected at Anglo Platinum’s Middelaagte mine by year-end

24th July 2023 Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is finalising the permitting process for the future... 

Anglo Platinum declares R3bn half-year dividend, spending R3bn on growth capex

Anglo Platinum declares R3bn half-year dividend, spending R3bn on growth capex

24th July 2023 Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Anglo American Platinum on Monday declared an interim dividend after achieving results in... 

ECS partnering Anglo Platinum in delivery of mining company’s project pipeline

ECS partnering Anglo Platinum in delivery of mining company’s project pipeline

21st July 2023 Integrated procurement and project management needs to be actively adopted by South Africa’s private and public sectors to ensure optimal return on... 

Glencore expects 2023 marketing earnings to beat guidance

Glencore expects 2023 marketing earnings to beat guidance

21st July 2023 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore expects this year’s marketing earnings to exceed the top end of its guidance range. The London-... 

Anglo’s second-quarter production up 11%

20th July 2023 Diversified mining company Anglo American lifted second-quarter production by 11% compared with the second quarter in 2022, reflecting the ramp-up... 

Big platinum group metals pull in return for small fuel cell car market push

Big platinum group metals pull in return for small fuel cell car market push

20th July 2023 If fuel cell electric vehicles can capture 10% of the global car market, demand will be created for five-million to six-million ounces of... 

South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for platinum

South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for platinum

19th July 2023 South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for its ‘incredible’ platinum group metals (PGM) endowment, the Hydrogen Economy Discussion... 

Impala Platinum taking steps to develop solar energy plant in Rustenburg

Impala Platinum taking steps to develop solar energy plant in Rustenburg

19th July 2023 Impala Platinum on Wednesday announced its intention to develop a 100 MW-plus solar energy plant at its platinum group metals operations in North... 

As gold demand rises, South Africa has opportunity to recover 30Moz of gold from dumps

As gold demand rises, South Africa has opportunity to recover 30Moz of gold from dumps

18th July 2023 With demand for gold currently off the charts, South Africa has a huge opportunity to recover gold from its surfeit of gold mine dump material at... 

Anglo Platinum's half-year earnings expected to be sharply down

Anglo Platinum's half-year earnings expected to be sharply down

17th July 2023 The earnings of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) for the first half of this year are expected to be sharply down. Headline earnings and headline... 

Northam Platinum reports production uplift

Northam Platinum reports production uplift

14th July 2023 In a voluntary update, platinum group metals mining company Northam Platinum reports that a key feature of its financial year has been the strong... 

Copper 360 launching Camborne-modelled mining school in Northern Cape

Copper 360 launching Camborne-modelled mining school in Northern Cape

12th July 2023 Northern Cape copper mining and marketing company Copper 360 is launching a mining school in the Northern Cape, with its eye on how the highly... 

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