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Africa

Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Okiep Copper study confirms potential for early cash flow

May 6, 2021May 5, 2021 admin Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

Scoping Study has been completed for a proposed ‘proof-of-concept’-scale copper mining operation at the brownfields Okiep Copper Project, located in

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Africa South Africa 

Minerals Council takes ministry to court over 2018 Mining Charter

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 admin Minerals Council

Johannesburg – The application for the judicial review and setting aside of certain clauses of the 2018 Mining Charter, brought

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Africa Non-Metal South Africa 

PPC disposes of PPC Lime operations

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 admin Lime, PPC

PPC has announced that PPC South Africa Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the Vendor), entered into transaction agreements

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Africa Precious Metals South Africa 

Harmony Gold Mining Company notices acquisition of its securities

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 admin Gold, Harmony Gold Mining Company

Johannesburg – In accordance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, Harmony advises that it has received formal notification that the

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Africa Base Metals 

Project Roan delivers first copper material to the Sable Refinery

May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 admin Copper, Copper refinery, Jubilee Metals, Project Roan

As previously announced, during 2020, Jubilee entered into joint venture agreements to secure rights to process over 300 million tonnes

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Africa Precious Metals 

Zimplats’ matte production 10% weaker due to furnace reline

May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 admin PGM metals, Zimplats

On 14 February 2021, a portion of the high wall at the Ngwarati Mine box cut subsided, fatally injuring an

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Orion acquires Okiep Copper Mine for R649m

May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 admin Copper, Okiep Copper, Orion Minerals

During the last quarter, Orion entered into an agreement giving it exclusive rights and a clear pathway to acquire and

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Africa Precious Metals South Africa 

Impala in Q1 impacted by Eskom and furnaces re-line and maintenance

May 3, 2021May 2, 2021 admin Impala Platinum, PGM metals

Impala Platinum tonnes milled at managed operations increased by 4% to 5.59 million tonnes during the quarter, with higher volumes

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Africa Precious Metals 

Barrick Gold Loulo-Gounkoto’s third underground mine to start production

April 30, 2021April 29, 2021 admin Barrick Gold, Mali

BAMAKO, Mali — Barrick Gold Corporation’s giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex’s third underground mine has reached its first mining level and

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Africa Non-Metal South Africa 

South32 coal production drops in South Africa

April 30, 2021April 29, 2021 admin Coal, South32

South32, which is in the process of exiting its SA coal assets, said last week that its domestic coal volumes

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Africa Ferrous Metals 

NICKEL: Botswana, Cote D’Ivoire and SA present lowest regulatory risks

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 admin nickel

Although Africa boasts a nickel sulphide rich resource base,high exposure to resource nationalism risks will pose challenges to project investment. Tanzania,

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Africa Precious Metals South Africa 

Anglo American Platinum PGM production increases by 7% in Q1

April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 admin Anglo American Platinum, Zimbabwe

Total PGM production increased by 7% to 1,021,200 ounces (against prior period Q1 2020), with platinum production 6% higher at

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Africa Ferrous Metals 

Tanzania leads Africa in nickel projects

April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 admin Botswana, nickel, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

With battery-grade nickel to remain in a deficit, its wealth of nickel deposits will position Africa to benefit from an uptrend in

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Africa Non-Metal South Africa 

MC MINING: Production volumes returned to normal

April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 admin Coal, MC Mining

During the past quarter, the IDC formally extended the repayment date of the R160 million ($11.1 million) loan to 31

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Africa Base Metals 

AFRICA: Nickel role in the battery revolution

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 admin nickel, South Africa, Tanzania

Fitch Solutions maintains its view that nickel will be the key beneficiary of EV adoption among the backdrop of other

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Africa Non-Metal 

Demand for rough diamonds in Q1 recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels

April 25, 2021April 24, 2021 admin De Beers, Diamond

De Beers in its Q1 2021 reports says; Rough diamond production decreased by 7% to 7.2 million carats, driven by

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Africa Ferrous Metals 

Kumba iron ore production up 10% for the first quarter 2021

April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 admin Iron ore, Kumba Iron Ore

Kumba’s mining activities were primarily hampered by weather-related safety stoppages and equipment reliability challenges, resulting in total waste stripping decreasing

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Africa Precious Metals South Africa 

AMPLATS: Refined PGMs up by 59% as ACP is back at normal operating capacity

April 23, 2021April 22, 2021 admin Anglo American Platinum, PGM metals

Anglo American Platinum in its latest quarterly report states that total PGMs production increased by 7%, largely due to a

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Africa Ferrous Metals South Africa 

AMSA to boost steel output to meet shortage in SA

April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 admin ArcelorMittal South Africa, Steel, steelmaking

Africa’s largest steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa in its 2020 integrated annual report said that it is committed to addressing

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Africa Product News South Africa 

NPROXX hydrogen tank for truck in Anglo American mine

April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 admin hydrogen

NPROXX is currently completing the manufacture of an innovative new hydrogen fuel tank system that is designed to power the

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Africa Other Metals 

IronRidge finds highest grade lithium to date in Ghana

April 20, 2021April 19, 2021 admin Ghana, Lithium

IronRidge Resources, the African focussed minerals exploration company, has reported multiple high-grade lithium pegmatite drill intersections at new targets adjacent

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Africa Base Metals 

CATL pays $137.5 million stake in DRC cobalt mine

April 20, 2021April 19, 2021 admin Cobalt, Copper, DRC

Contemporary Amperex Technology or CATL,China’s battery maker, reported its branch would take 25% share in China Molybdenum’s Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine

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Africa Base Metals 

Alfeco acquires Hulamin’s Gauteng aluminium extrusions business

April 19, 2021April 18, 2021 admin Alfeco Group, Aluminium, Hulamin

Sandton – Integrated, South African metals company, Alfeco Group has recently acquired the Hulamin Extrusions plant based in Olifantsfontein, Midrand.

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Ban on alcohol sales blamed on poor performance

April 16, 2021April 15, 2021 admin Aluminium, Hulamin

Hulamin faced strong headwinds during 2020. Local and export sales were impacted by Covid-19 related slowdowns across the local and

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Africa Ferrous Metals South Africa 

Merafe Resources produces 3% more ferrochrome

April 16, 2021April 15, 2021 admin Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture, Merafe

Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture for the quarter ended 31 March 2021 increased by 3%

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Africa Precious Metals 

Perenti secures new A$235 million contract at Geita Gold Complex

April 15, 2021April 14, 2021 admin Anglogold Ashanti, Tanzania

Perenti has announced that its subsidiary, leading African hard-rock underground miner, African Underground Mining Services, has secured a new two

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Africa Ferrous Metals Precious Metals South Africa 

Tharisa: Exceptional safety performance underpinned by solid production

April 14, 2021April 13, 2021 admin chrome concentrate, PGM metals, Tharisa plc

Paphos, Cyprus – Tharisa, the leading integrated platinum and chrome producer with operations in South Africa, announces a solid quarter

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Africa Non-Metal South Africa 

Dark new world of South African coal

April 14, 2021April 13, 2021 admin Coal, Eskom

Local companies have been scrambling for the coal assets dumped by large corporates, such as Anglo American, Exxaro, Glencore, BHP

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Africa Ferrous Metals South Africa 

Private energy may buoy South African ferrochrome

April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 admin Eskom, Ferrochrome

South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) announced the selection of its preferred bidders for the Risk Mitigation

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Africa Base Metals South Africa 

Hulamin Aluminium announces lacklustre performance

April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 admin Hulamin, Hulamin Extrusions, Hulamin Rolled Products

Pietermaritzburg – Having implemented turnaround actions initiated in 2019, both Hulamin Rolled Products and Hulamin Extrusions started 2020 with expectations

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Refratechnik celebrates its 75 anniversary
Refractories/Insulation 

Refratechnik celebrates its 75 anniversary

June 16, 2025June 12, 2025 admin

Proudly, Refratechnik celebrates its 75th anniversary with sincere thanks to all business partners and employees. What began in 1950 with

Design features of modern induction furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnaces

January 21, 2025January 17, 2025 admin
Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA
Refractories/Insulation 

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA

January 15, 2025January 13, 2025 admin
Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces

January 14, 2025January 10, 2025 admin

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PRODUCT NEWS

Molten metals analysis solution for aluminium customers
Product News 

Molten metals analysis solution for aluminium customers

July 10, 2025July 7, 2025 admin

Dynamic Concept and DTE have partnered to offer a molten metals analysis solution for aluminium customers. The agreement will see

Enhanced copper electrorefining technology for high-purity copper cathodes
Product News 

Enhanced copper electrorefining technology for high-purity copper cathodes

July 3, 2025July 1, 2025 admin
Acciaierie successfully bolster production reliability of tandem cold mill
Product News 

Acciaierie successfully bolster production reliability of tandem cold mill

July 2, 2025July 1, 2025 admin
Jiuli expands capacity with three cold pilger mills for seamless stainless steel tubes
Product News 

Jiuli expands capacity with three cold pilger mills for seamless stainless steel tubes

June 26, 2025June 23, 2025 admin
Modernization of Jingye Steel’s heavy plate mill with new automation
Product News 

Modernization of Jingye Steel’s heavy plate mill with new automation

June 25, 2025June 23, 2025 admin
State-of-the-art rail and section mill facility for Vietnam
Product News 

State-of-the-art rail and section mill facility for Vietnam

June 24, 2025June 20, 2025 admin
Rio Tinto launches ore sorting demonstration project at its mine
Product News 

Rio Tinto launches ore sorting demonstration project at its mine

June 23, 2025June 20, 2025 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
Shutdown services tailored to suit customers
Services World 

Shutdown services tailored to suit customers

March 3, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

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