South32 completes South Africa energy coal divestment
South32 has announced that divestment of its 100% shareholding in South32 SA Coal Holdings Proprietary Limited (South Africa Energy Coal)
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Sasol to sell world’s biggest oxygen production site to Air Liquide
The competition commission has approved the acquisition of Sasol 16 separation units in Secunda by Air Liquide. Air Liquide, an
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Insimbi: refractory segment felt the “brunt” of the pandemic
Insimbi has reported that Group revenue increased by 2% from R4,8 billion to R4,9 billion for the financial year ended
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HULAMIN: turnaround plan to return to profitability
Following operational disruptions in 2019 and 2020, Hulamin developed and implemented a turnaround plan to return to profitability and strong
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AFRIMAT: strong results amid favourable iron ore pricing
Afrimat delivered strong results for the year ended 28 February 2021 despite the effect caused by the sudden and unexpected
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East Manganese on course to commence production in July
East Manganese will produce first ore in July, while the dry crushing and screening plant is currently in the process
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Kamoa-Kakula feeds first ore into the 3.8 Mtpa copper concentrator plant
In April 2021, the Kakula Mine mined 357,000 tonnes of ore grading 5.70% copper, including 121,000 tonnes grading 8.40% copper
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Eskom cuts its crippling debt by 20 percent
Struggling South African state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC reduced its debt by almost a fifth after repaying matured loans
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Alphamin unaffected by the volcanic eruption in Goma
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corporation wishes to express its sincere condolences to the people of Goma following the loss of
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Failures of Eskom transmissions adversely affected Two Rivers Mine
While all South African operations were impacted by Eskom load curtailment in March 2021, Implat’s Two Rivers was adversely affected
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Kakula concentrator to produce first copper concentrate within weeks
Overall progress of Kamoa-Kakula’s first phase, 3.8-Mtpa mining and milling operation (covering mine infrastructure, concentrator plant and surface infrastructure) now
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State capture costs SA at least R50bn but the true cost is definitely higher
In South Africa, evidence is piling up at the Zondo Commission about how the Guptas interfered in the running of
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Sibanye Stillwater SA PGM operations delivered solid performance
The SA PGM operations delivered another very solid operating performance for Sibanye Stillwater, which together with a higher 4E PGM
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Marula delivers lower than planned mined volumes and milled grades
Operational continuity at Implats’ Marula mine was negatively impacted in the first quarter 2021 by community related interruptions during the
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Richards Bay Minerals GM killed in shooting incident
Based on numerous media reports, Richards Bay Minerals’ general manager was shot dead on Monday morning. Nico Swart was shot
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Namibia rare earth project reports over 650% increase in mineral resources
Halifax, Nova Scotia – Namibia Critical Metals Inc. (NMI) has pleased to announced an updated of its mineral resource estimate
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Pan African operational and growth projects update
Pan African Resources in its update on the Company’s operations and growth projects says FY 2021 production guidance has increased
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Cobalt to be less volatile over the years ahead
Roskill in a keynote speech at the 2021 Cobalt Conference provided a comprehensive market summary for cobalt, reviewing market dynamics
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Afrimat acquires the Gravenhage manganese mining right
Afrimat has entered into an agreement with Aquila Steel and Rakana Consolidated Mines, to purchase 100% of the Gravenhage manganese
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PLATREEF PROJECT: changeover to a production shaft progressing well
Mining at the Ivanplats’ Platreef Project will be performed using highly-productive mechanized methods, including long-hole stoping and drift-and-fill. Each method
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Zinia Phase 2 starts producing oil in Angola
Total, operator of Block 17 in Angola, together with the Angolan National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency, has announced the
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Modernisation of Kipushi zinc mine’s underground infrastructure
The Kipushi copper-zinc-germanium-silver-lead mine in the DRC is adjacent to the town of Kipushi and approximately 30 kilometres southwest of
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Glencore to resume operations at Mutanda Co-Cu mine in 2022
Glencore plans to restart operations at its Democratic Republic of Congo Mutanda cobalt mine that also produces huge amounts of copper
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Sasol sells its Mozambique pipeline stake
Sasol’s major subsidiary, Sasol South Africa Ltd (SSA) has agreed to sell a 30% stake in the Republic of Mozambique
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Capital Refractories is looking for agents in Africa and The Middle East
Agents in Africa and the Middle East are needed, according to Capital Refractories Limited.“A suitable agent will have relevant experience and
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Eastplats continues its tailings operations producing chrome concentrate
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has reported that the Company continues its tailings remaining operations generating chrome concentrate at
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Alphamin confirms high grade tin mineralisation at Mpama South
Mauritius – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high-grade operation in the Democratic
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Endeavour reports strong Q1-2021 results
GEORGE TOWN – Endeavour Mining reports that its gold sales increased by 63koz in Q1-2021 compared to Q4-2020 due to
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DRC president visits Kamoto Copper Company
Glencore has announced that the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi visited the operations of
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Impala Rustenburg’s tonnes milled during last quarter up by 6%
Impala Rustenburg’s tonnes milled during the quarter ended 31 March 2021 increased by 6% to 2.51 million tonnes, compared to
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