Providing necessary momentum to improve SA’s port infrastructure
As the world hopefully heads out of the COVID-19 lockdowns, trade and the shipping of more goods should continue to
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PPC experienced increased demand in some market segments
PPC Group revenue increased by 3% to R8 938 million (March 2020: R8 671 million) due to the recovery in
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Newco to convert plastic waste into syngas
Kibo Energy has concluded its due diligence regarding the agreement with South Africa-based IGES to jointly develop a portfolio of
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Nippon Steel sells its stake in stainless steel maker Acerinox
Nippon Steel said that it had sold a 7.9% stake in Spanish stainless steel maker Acerinox for 218 million euros
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Renewable energy to be tested for alumina refining
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is awarding Alcoa of Australia AUD 11.3 million toward testing the potential use of renewable
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Gold vs crypto mining: energies and emissions
Recently, there has been a lot of debating around the possible parallels and variances of gold and Bitcoin and other
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Kibo Energy refocuses strategy on renewable energy opportunities
Kibo Energy PLC, the multi-asset, Africa & UK focused energy company, has announced that, following an extensive review of the
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Kusile power station to be completed by 2025
Deputy President David Mabuza has been given the assurance that the Kusile power station will be completed within the 2024/25
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Befesa SA will acquire 100% of American Zinc Recycling
American Zinc Recycling LLC, a leading provider of environmental services to the US steel industry, announced that Luxembourg based Befesa
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UAE attachés accused in international gold smuggling syndicate
The United Arab Emirates is a key hub for gold trading linked to money laundering, organized crime and terrorist financing.
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RHI Magnesita receives AA rating for sustainability efforts
RHI Magnesita, the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions, has been awarded AA for its sustainability achievements
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Wescoal Production slightly higher than the comparable quarter
Group mining production for the quarter ended 31 March 2021 (Q4’FY21) is in total 1% higher than the comparable quarter
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Sephaku Cement makes profits against last year loss
SepCem’s sales volumes were 9% higher year-on-year for the twelve months ended 31 December 2021 in spite of there being
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Stable Uis production provides AfriTin with strong base for expansion
AfriTin Mining has announced that tin concentrate production during the first quarter of the 2022 Financial Year exceeded expectations.The Uis
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MERAFE: Ferrochrome price announcement for Q3 2021
Merafe Resources has advised that the European benchmark ferrochrome price for the third quarter of 2021 has been settled at
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Exxaro: SA Scale Ratings raised by Standard & Poor’s rating services
Exxaro Resources has given notice that Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has on 14 June 2021 raised Exxaro’s National Scale Rating
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Cornish Metals updates mineral resource for its tin project
Exploration and development company Cornish Metals has announced an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its South Crofty tin project. The
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Diamond deal suggests flaws in De Beers, Botswana relationship
An exceptional diamond agreement between De Beers and one of its sightholders, Diacore, raises questions about the secrecy shaping Botswana’s
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Eskom power stations tripped 711 times in 2020
Eskom has reported that it used 130% more fuel oil than anticipated for coal-fired power stations during the 2020 financial
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Imerys opens a new refractory cement plant in India
Imerys has announced the launch of commercial sales out of its new calcium aluminate plant in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), in the Andhra
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Silver mine production declined 5% last year
The Silver Institute just released its annual report (“World Silver Survey 2020”) covering silver supply and demand through 2020. Their
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Gold bullion sales rose 360% in may
During May 2021, the U.S. Mint sold 20,500 ounces of Gold American Eagles vs. only 11,500 ounces in May of
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Botswana unearthed 1,098-carat stone the third-largest
Botswana’s diamond miner Debswana has said it unearthed a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third-largest of its kind
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Ivanhoe Mines releases copper production guidance for 2021
Ivanhoe’s guidance for contained copper in concentrate expected to be produced by the Kamoa-Kakula Project for the balance of 2021
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Chrometco commissions the final phase of chrome processing plant
Chrometco and the rest of the mining industry were faced with numerous challenges during the past year. Despite all the
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N$6,5 billion approved for Skorpion Zinc revival
According to The Namibian, Vedanta Zinc International, the parent company of Skorpion Zinc Mine, plans to invest N$6,5 billion into
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FMF applauds government on new threshold to produce electricity
Johannesburg – The Free Market Foundation (FMF) welcomes the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet to lift the threshold for
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Conversion of wide hot-strip mill to increase production
Panzhihua Steel & Vanadium Co. Ltd., China, has ordered an extensive modernization of their 1,450-millimeter hot strip mill (HSM) in
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Kamoa-Kakula’s off-take agreements for blister copper and concentrate
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kamoa Copper SA –the operating company of the joint venture
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Kibo Energy to supply Tete Steel and Vanadium
Kibo Energy PLC, the multi-asset, Africa focused energy company, says the Benga Project, located in the Tete province of Mozambique,
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