AMPLATS: Refined PGMs up by 59% as ACP is back at normal operating capacity
Anglo American Platinum in its latest quarterly report states that total PGMs production increased by 7%, largely due to a
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South Africa
AMSA to boost steel output to meet shortage in SA
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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NPROXX hydrogen tank for truck in Anglo American mine
NPROXX is currently completing the manufacture of an innovative new hydrogen fuel tank system that is designed to power the
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Ban on alcohol sales blamed on poor performance
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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Merafe Resources produces 3% more ferrochrome
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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Tharisa: Exceptional safety performance underpinned by solid production
Paphos, Cyprus – Tharisa, the leading integrated platinum and chrome producer with operations in South Africa, announces a solid quarter
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Dark new world of South African coal
Local companies have been scrambling for the coal assets dumped by large corporates, such as Anglo American, Exxaro, Glencore, BHP
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Private energy may buoy South African 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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Hulamin Aluminium announces lacklustre performance
Pietermaritzburg – Having implemented turnaround actions initiated in 2019, both Hulamin Rolled Products and Hulamin Extrusions started 2020 with expectations
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Exxaro disposes of its coal interests
As part of its sustainable growth approach, Exxaro conducted an internal portfolio review to evaluate and optimise its current coal
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Recovery of high quality blue diamond at the Cullinan Mine
Petra Diamonds Limited has announced that it recovered a 39.34 carat Type IIb blue diamond of exceptional quality in terms
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Anglo American to demerge SA thermal coal operations
Anglo American has announced the demerger of its thermal coal operations in South Africa, subject to the approval of Anglo
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Eastern Platinum appoints new CFO and provides operations update
Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has announced the appointment of Wylie Hui as the new Chief Financial Officer and
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Jubilee Metals’ PGM operations in SA deliver strong performance
The PGM operations delivered a strong performance during the period with revenue up 125 % to ZAR 776 million when
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Multi Alloys operations merge with EMVAfrica
Multi Alloys, the leading stockholder and supplier of special alloys in South Africa, has announced that its business shall merge
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Bauba projects adversely affected by chrome price and forex
The cash flow forecast prepared by Bauba management, based on current available information, indicates that the group will have funds
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Bauba to capitalise on current elevated PGM pricing
Johannesburg – Bauba Resources in its condensed consolidated interim results for the six-month period ended 31 December 2020 says revenue
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JUBILEE: Chrome profits increase by 387 %
Jubilee Metals Group has pursued an aggressive growth strategy of its chrome operations. The chrome operations play a vital role
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Eskom’s Kusile Unit 3 achieves commercial operation
Johannesburg – Eskom has announced that this week Unit 3 of the Kusile Power Station achieved commercial operation status. This
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Platreef mining to incorporate highly productive, mechanized methods
Mining zones in the current Ivanplats’ Platreef mine plan occur at depths ranging from approximately 700 metres to 1,200 metres
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Eastplats to establish stable operations by Q3 2021 end
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has released a summary of the Company’s financial results for the year ended December
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Eastern Platinum: retreatment project operations improve significantly
Eastplats has reported that the availability of the Retreatment Project as a 24-hour continuous operation (including chrome recovery plant, deposition
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MINERALS COUNCIL: The state of the mining nation
In his address Minerals Council President Mxolisi Mgojo outlined the key issues that affected the mining industry in 2020, and
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PROJECT UPDATE: Platreef Shaft 1 changeover to a production shaft progressing well
The construction of the 996-metre-level station at the bottom of Shaft 1 was completed in July 2020. The completed Shaft
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Eastern Platinum reports on PGM upgrades and continued production
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has reported the completion of all the reconfiguring and optimization of the small-scale PGM
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Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project update
Significant shallow high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE intercept confirms strong open pit potential at Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project, located 80km NW of the Prieska
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Digital transformation in the South African mining industry
The Minerals Council partnered with PwC last year to investigate the state of digital transformation in the South African mining
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Minerals Council on state of the mining in SA
According to Minerals Council’s initial estimates, mining GDP will have declined in nominal terms by nearly 4% in 2020, to
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Wescoal delivers first own coal sales from Moabsvelden
Shareholders are referred to the voluntary SENS update of 25 January 2021, in terms of which, Wescoal indicated that production
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PROJECT UPDATE: Platreef PGM mine production to ramp up to 5.2 Mtpa
The Platreef Project is owned by Ivanplats, which is 64%-owned by Ivanhoe Mines. A 26% interest is held by Ivanplats’
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