Minerals
latest news & developmentsEMPD and the missing R14m lithium
The Madlanga Commission has heard evidence of a metro police operation in which the precious metal was seized but then vanished
Global rush for critical minerals puts African countries at risk, Mantashe warns
Geopolitical rivalries over minerals are intensifying, placing Africa’s resource-rich countries under pressure, the minister told delegates at the mining indaba
Rwanda’s security forays buck the trend
Kigali’s bilateral agreements with Maputo and Bangui are underpinned by mining ventures
Clean energy minerals: Tanzania’s dark side to ‘a new dawn’
Tanzania is banking on its natural resources during the global transition to clean energy, but analysts warn there are dangers ahead
Zimbabwe’s lithium liability
Zimbabwe is positioning itself as a global leader in mining and processing lithium, a critical energy transition mineral. But these ambitious plans come at a cost
Mantashe confirms fuel prices will increase sharply on Wednesday
The change brings the price of a litre of 95-grade unleaded petrol in South Africa’s inland areas to R24.54 a litre
Petrol increases by 37 cents from Wednesday, diesel even higher
The change brings the price of a litre of 95 unleaded petrol in South Africa’s inland areas to R22.83 per litre
Mining output down 0.8% in May
Production was dragged down mainly by diamonds and platinum-group metals
Small reprieve for motorists with petrol and diesel price cut
The change brings the price of a litre of 95 unleaded petrol in South Africa’s inland areas down to R22.63 per litre from Wednesday
Mining output decreased by 5% in February
Production was dragged down mainly by coal and diamonds and the industry also produced less copper, nickel, manganese and chromium ore
Coal in SA’s energy mix until 2040s, Creecy tells mining indaba
Coal still dominates the domestic energy mix, providing 81.4% of the total system load, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Mining Indaba: Africa sits in prime seat to benefit from minerals for renewable energies
The continent is rich in metals for the energy transition such as cobalt, copper, nickel, graphite, graphite vanadium and platinum group metals
Ramaphosa vows to fix logistics constraints that have cost the mining sector R51 billion in exports
Ramaphosa calls on the private sector and labour to work with Transnet and the government to fix escalating problems
Put money into South Africa because we have a load-shedding plan, Mantashe says at Mining Indaba
The rolling blackouts are estimated to have cost the country R1 billion a day in 2022, according to the minister
Load-shedding hits mining output
Mining production falls for the 10th consecutive month.