News & Media

Featured

Newmont’s Natascha Viljoen breaks the gold ceiling

Monday, September 29, 2025

In addition, Viljoen will also join the board of directors on 1 January 2026. Palmer will serve as strategic advisor until his retirement on 31 March 2026 to support a seamless leadership transition.

Palmer is only the 10th CEO in Newmont’s 104-year history and has served the company for more than a decade. Natascha Viljoen joined Newmont in 2023 as EVP and COO, bringing with her more than three decades of global leadership experience across multiple commodities and continents.

Prior to joining Newmont, she served as CEO of Anglo American Platinum (now Valterra), the world’s largest primary producer of platinum, and was a member of the Anglo American Group Management Committee.

Earlier in her career, she gained hands-on experience working with operators and maintainers in mining and processing and held leadership positions at Anglo American, BHP and Lonmin, earning a reputation for safety leadership, operational discipline, and building high-performance teams.

Market News

View all

Articles

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Artificial intelligence and the future of African mining

This report highlights artificial intelligence (AI) and big data innovations and their applications for Africa’s mining sector.

Friday, July 31, 2026

AfDB's Morocco battery investment signals shift from exporting minerals

The project, to be developed in Morocco's Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Free Trade Zone, will produce battery cathodes, cells and battery packs within a single integrated manufacturing facility.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

10 Insights into 4IR in South African Mining 2026

In this third edition of our study, we explore how mining companies and their CEOs are embracing AI not just to improve productivity, but to reimagine what mining can be.