Mining Indaba
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Reflections from the 2026 Mining Indaba
Critical Minerals, partnerships, and transformation were the key underlying themes to our participation at the just-ended Mining Indaba. Mining’s significance to SA’s economy…
Mining Indaba 2025: A Turning Point for Africa’s Mining Future
The Mining Indaba 2025 conference, held in Cape Town from 9-12 February, marked a defining moment in the evolution of Africa’s mining industry, with a renewed focus on…
Mining has life, in spite of hitches
The industry has the potential to grow if there is more investment in exploration projects
No minerals for the US if aid is cut, Gwede Mantashe threatens
The mineral and petroleum resources minister also told the mining indaba that the African continent must take charge of its mineral wealth
Confluence of geopolitics, energy and trade can drive change in Africa’s mining industry
The theme of the February 2025 Mining Indaba, Futureproofing Mining Today, underscores the urgency of aligning policy, investment and local development to secure sustainable growth
What would Bishop Marianne Budde say if she was invited to the Mining Indaba?
Glencore, Anglo American, South32, BHP Billiton and Exxaro – the mining companies cited in coal class action – need to show corporate compassion for sick mine workers
Ill workers file class-action suits against coal mining giants
They allege they contracted incurable lung diseases while working on mines and want compensation for the harm caused to their health
Sibanye Stillwater job cuts ‘basically done’, says Froneman
In an interview, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman also refutes the view that South Africa’s biggest mining employer is overextended
‘Nervous’ SA miners brace for tough time
Domestic constraints on the industry may be easing, but this will do little to counteract the effect of the commodity price slump
Draft Integrated Resource Plan accepts coal reality, says Thungela chief executive
The leading coal exporter is not giving up, even as local logistics constraints and falling prices bear down on sales
SA scores ‘impressive’ energy revolution
The government’s efforts to liberalise the country’s energy market is nothing to be scoffed at, experts say
Ramaphosa confident that mining rights backlog will be cleared
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Mining Indaba, the president emphasised that work is underway to unlock investment
Workers trapped at Sibanye mine earlier this week due to Eskom power failure
Terrifying example of how the poor functioning of state-owned enterprises – particularly Eskom and Transnet – have negatively impacted the mining sector
A new era beckons for mining finance
Both funders and clients need to be able to measure the impact of their credit activities
Mining companies aren’t buying what the SA govt is selling — yet
Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration