The US, EU and China should recognise their critical mineral status
Earlier this year, the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the science agency for the United States (US) government’s Department of
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Mining
Recession would enable miners to catch up on projects
Recessions are a double-edged sword for miners and metallurgists seeking to invest in additional production capacity. On the one hand,
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2022: Unique challenge to metals and mining companies
2021 presented a unique challenge to metals and mining players; how to make sense of the disorientating price volatility, and
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Is inflation bad for miners, smelters, and refiners?
Cost inflation was a global phenomenon in 2021, and for the second year in a row will continue to affect
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South Africa’s mining sector expands 11.2% in 2021 – StatsSA says
Mining production decreased by 1,1% year-on-year in December 2021. The largest negative contributors were: gold (-15,3% and contributing -2,4 percentage
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Mining and metals: an industry at a junction
Assuming a smooth economic recovery in 2021, supply has not yet fully adjusted to a lower demand trajectory and unless
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Major miners cash big in this year’s commodity boom
The world’s top-5 western diversified miners have earned a combined $85 billion for the first half of the year, based
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SA mining industry safety record deteriorates in 2020
The Minerals Council South Africa reported 60 fatalities in 2020 compared with 51 a year earlier when the mining industry
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Orbital Sidekick Aurora satellite to help mining sector
Orbital Sidekick announced that with the upcoming launch of its newest and most powerful hyperspectral imaging satellite Aurora will help
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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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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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Fitch revises forecast in metals and ore prices
London – Fitch Ratings has revised some of its metals and mining price assumptions as prices for many commodities will
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Billionaires in metals and mining are micro-minority
The year 2020 has been like no other. In pandemic year, there were rapid-fire public offerings, surging crypto currencies and
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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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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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Minerals Council: Govt sends positive signal for growth and competitiveness
JOHANNESBURG – In presenting a plan for stabilising government debt at 88.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in four years’
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What is the responsible sourcing blockchain network
Built on the IBM Blockchain Platform, assured by RCS Global Group and powered by the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric, the RSBN blockchain platform
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Sandvik receives Global Product Leadership Award
Based on its recent analysis of the global mining automation market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Sandvik with the 2020
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Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021
Metal producers and miners should see a more favourable pricing environment in 2021 as almost all mineral and metal prices
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Metals and mining industries to show moderate-to-strong recovery
Fitch Solutions expect miners and metal producers to see a more favourable pricing environment in 2021 as it forecasts almost
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Climate-smart mining facility
The World Bank has launched its new Climate-Smart Mining Facility, aimed at building partnerships to manage the role mining will
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SA’s mining capitalisation increases by 52% in 2020
In 2020, total mining industry market capitalisation increased to R1,280 billion from R840 billion. This total is a R439 billion
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