SAFETY
Three years of giving junior mining a voice
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COPPER
Master Drilling eyes $1bn pipeline as mining booms
Master Drilling’s share price performance has lagged so far this year dropping from around R18 to current levels around R15 despite what CEO Danie Pretorius describes as a “resilient” operating performance…
COPPER
Tighter scrutiny won’t derail mining M&A, execs say
REGULATORY scrutiny of major mining mergers is intensifying as governments focus more closely on critical minerals and security of supply amid geopolitical uncertainty, Reuters reported. However, industry…
DIKWENA TAILINGS FACILITY
Mantashe reiterates tailings concerns after Samancor incident
Mines Minister Gwede Mantashe says tailings dams are a mining issue and must be treated as part of mining operations, not as a water issue. Mantashe visited Samancor Dikwena Chrome in Brits on Monday…
SOUTH AFRICA
Thungela declares R5.50 interim dividend after stronger first half
Thungela Resources declared an interim dividend of R5.50 a share after reporting higher first-half earnings, supported by stronger coal prices and improved production. Earnings per share increased to R10.95…
PLATINUM
Minerals Department to inspect Samancor tailings spill
MINES Minister Gwede Mantashe is expected at Samancor Chrome’s Dikwena operation near Brits on Monday after a tailings storage facility failure last week sent sludge spilling into neighbouring Eland Mine. The…
DEBT
Junior miners find an audience among SA investors despite the risks
IF you think about the number of the JSE’s listed junior miners as a beauty pageant, they’d look more like a turnout from a high school, perhaps, than Miss Universe. Fewer than 20 companies now grace the…
COAL EXPORTS
Exxaro flags up to 23% earnings fall on lower Sishen, BMM income
EXXARO Resources expects first-half earnings to fall by as much as 23% after lower contributions from its investments in Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) and Black Mountain Mining (BMM). The coal producer said…
MINING
SA mining slump deepens as output falls 4% in June
South Africa’s mining production fell 4% year-on-year in June 2026, extending the sector’s weakness after a 5.1% decline in May. According to the latest Statistics South Africa data released on Thursday, the…
MPRDA
SA’s illegal miners face R100m fines, 30 years jail
ILLEGAL miners could be fined up to R100m and jailed for up to 30 years under legislative changes designed to tackle South Africa’s illicit mining crisis, said News24 on Tuesday. Justice and Constitutional…
SOUTH AFRICA
Mining DG cool on DTIC’s forced mining beneficiation plan
IN a revealing exchange at the Junior Mining Indaba on Tuesday, reflecting inter-departmental tension over the idea of forced mining beneficiation, Jacob Mbele, the director-general of the department of…
OIL
Cash-flush Omnia sails through Iran crisis
OMNIA 2026 is a far cry from Omnia 2019, when the fertiliser, explosives and chemicals group nearly collapsed under the weight of its R6.8bn debt. Back then it was forced to tap shareholders for R2bn in cash…
MINERALS COUNCIL
Cadastre to be rolled out within a year, says DMPR’s Mbele
SOUTH Africa’s new minerals cadastre had been successfully rolled out in the Western Cape and would be implemented nationwide within the next 12 months, said Jacob Mbele, director-general of the department of…
GWEDE MANTASHE
Chrome export levy resurfaces in new industrial strategy
CHROME ore export levies are squarely on the South African government’s agenda after earlier indicating they were “a blunt tool”. A target set down in the revised Industrial Development Strategy, approved by…
TRANSFORMATION
SA miners fear the worst in mineral cadastre rollout
IN May 2024, then Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart gushed: “I’m coming off an all-time high on hearing this news.” A day earlier, the South African government had signed an agreement with a Canadian-led…
MINING
Omnia pays special dividend, shrugs off Iran disruption
FAR from being a casualty of the Iran conflict, Omnia – which specialises in fertiliser and explosives to the agriculture and mining sectors – today announced a special dividend and predicted “tailwinds” in…