South Africa’s ferrochrome industry has taken its first steps towards independent power generation, with plans to generate up to 750 MW of its own electricity (comprising wind, solar and cogenerated ...

Zondereinde’s surface infrastructure includes a Merensky and UG2 concentrator plant, along with a smelter and base metals removal plant. The smelter is currently being expanded to deal with additional ...

Made in South Africa Creamer Media’s Made in South Africa is an exciting new showcase of products that are being manufactured in factories across the length and breadth of the country. Published ...

A newly released study of the potential for developing a lithium-ion battery value chain in South Africa concludes that the country should prioritise minerals beneficiation and mining, as well as ...

Controlling Company: Northam Platinum. Brief Description: The Booysendal concession hosts upper group two (UG2) and Merensky orebodies. Brief History: The Booysendal North mine started operating in ...

Mining company Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) has started drilling on Forum Energy Metals’ Janice Lake copper/silver project, in Saskatchewan. Two drill rigs are initially testing the Rafuse ...

Dual listed Resource Generation (ResGen) has voluntarily appointed administrator to undertake an urgent assessment of the company. ResGen has been struggling to find a development partner for its ...

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources has joined the legal tussle to prevent embattled Alita Resources to fulfill a Deeds of Company Arrangement (DOCA) with US-based lithium products group Austroid ...

Brazilian miner Vale said in a securities filing on Tuesday it will suspend operations at its Sudbury, Canada nickel mine, after its proposal for a five-year contract was rejected by the United ...

The feasibility study will initially focus on the Eleonore and Eleonore East deposits and envisages a base case scenario of a 1 000 t/d processing plant that can be expanded to 2 000 t/d. “With the ...

Coal miner MC Mining has concluded a subscription agreement with Columbia Skies Holdings (CSH), which is owned by black industrialist Pitso Madibo, for 7.8-million ordinary MC Mining shares, or a 4.8% ...

Fluor volunteers recently packed more than 10 000 Stop Hunger Now hunger relief meals in support of Ikageng AIDS Ministry in Soweto. The Ikageng Ministry is a nonprofit organization that cares for ...