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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Modernisation of South African mining is an ‘urgent strategic priority’

Mining modernisation, with private and public sectors as drivers, is an urgent strategic priority for the South African economy, a study undertaken by industry leaders, researchers...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Lamola calls for value-added critical minerals industry to drive Africa's industrialisation

Africa must seize the global critical minerals opportunity to accelerate industrialisation, create jobs and deepen regional economic integration rather than continue exporting raw...

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miningweekly.com /2 weeks ago

South African miners accelerate shift to renewable power to cut Eskom reliance

South Africa's mining firms are accelerating investment in renewable energy as they seek to diversify power sources, cut costs and meet decarbonisation targets, marking a shift aft...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

South Africa’s small-scale, junior diamond sector faced with many headwinds

South Africa has long been a significant force in the global diamond industry; however, it has faced regulatory and logistics headwinds which are placing pressure especially on the...

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allafrica.com /5 days ago

South Africa: Illegal Mining Wrecks Johannesburg - South African News Briefs - September 4, 2026

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Is South African mining’s modernisation urgency falling largely on deaf ears?

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on j...

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miningweekly.com /3 weeks ago

South Africa’s minerals future to be explored by emerging researchers on Oct 2

At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation platform to explore the future of...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity, survey finds

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms sur...

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africanews.com /6 days ago

South Africa: Illegal mining putting Johannesburg infrastructure at risk

South Africa's economic hub Johannesburg was born from a gold rush in the 19th century. Today, the illegal mining of gold and other minerals is threatening its infrastructure - dam...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

South Africa's mine production weakens as commodity price support starts to fade – council

Minerals Council South Africa economist André Lourens notes that the country's mining output contracted the first time in five months in May, which "proved particularly challenging...

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allafrica.com /4 weeks ago

South Africa: Government Gets Tougher On Illegal Mining

[Scrolla] · The proposed General Mining Laws Amendment Bill would change several laws and introduce a specific offence aimed at cracking down on illegal mining.

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

TFR making progress on coal rail line improvements

South Africa has an abundance of coal reserves, but the coal mining sector’s competitiveness requires an efficient logistical network to move coal from mine to market. While the in...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Coal miners face limited funding options

Despite coal being a significant contributor to South Africa’s GDP and electricity generation, funding for new coal mines from commercial banks is limited in the international and...

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miningweekly.com /2 weeks ago

CSIR tests digital rock-sounding technology at Harmony Gold’s Mponeng mine

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), through the Mandela Mining Precinct's advanced orebody knowledge programme, has completed an underground proof...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Council notes concerns about Industrial Development Strategy's impact on mining

As mining remains the “backbone of South Africa’s economy”, due care must be exercised when implementing legislative interventions to minimise damage to investor sentiment and avoi...

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miningweekly.com /3 weeks ago

SADC can be a testing ground for turning African minerals into development – UN ECA

Demand for critical energy transition minerals, including cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, manganese, nickel, platinum group metals (PGMs) and rare earth elements, could more tha...

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cruxnow.com /2 weeks ago

South African Bishop says deadly mine collapse exposes deep economic sins

Tens of thousands of so-called “artisanal” miners work illegally in disused gold and platinum mines formerly operated by mining outfits, or else dig their own mines in search of de...

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miningnewszambia.com /1 month ago

ARC Ruling Highlights How Complex Deal Structures Can Shield Mining Investors

The African Rainbow Capital (ARC), founded by Patrice Motsepe, may have avoided liability in a $195 million graphite dispute but the bigger story is how it did so. A South African...

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esgnews.com /1 week ago

Anglo American, Sibanye and Exxaro Shift to Renewables

South Africa’s biggest mining companies are accelerating investment in renewable electricity as they seek greater control over energy costs, reliability and emissions. For decades,...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

Harmony’s underground gold mines producing at 38% free cash margin

In financial year 2026 (FY26), Mponeng and Moab Khotsong, the high-grade South African underground operations of Harmony Gold, produced 15 t at 9 g/t with a 38% free cash flow marg...

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miningweekly.com /2 weeks ago

Hive Hydrogen, Exxaro, DRDGold developments make headlines

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the latest updates on the $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay, Exxaro scaling its renewable-energy busines...

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miningweekly.com /4 weeks ago

Southern Palladium's JSE share price surges on granting of Bengwenyama mining right

Johannesburg- and Australia-listed Southern Palladium's share price on the JSE jumped by nearly 28% on August 11 after the company confirmed that South Africa's Department of Miner...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

Two new projects win Sibanye-Stillwater thumbs up

Burnstone gold project in South Africa and Mount Lyell copper/gold/silver project in Tasmania, both considerably infrastructured with near-term revival outlooks, have been approved...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Epiroc to acquire the business of South African mining aftermarket solutions provider

Mining equipment supplier Epiroc has agreed to acquire the business of Eventspec, a South African mining aftermarket solutions provider that manufactures parts for drill rigs, mine...

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