
After the 4.1% mining production decline in June, South African mining output rises for the first time in nine months, as coal and iron-ore production surged. However, gold production continues to lag the rest of the indsutry. Read more.
Has the digital transformation journey in mining started? Reported by Mining Weekly, the mining industry in South Africa is on the cusp of the transformation. Read more.
The demand to invest in platinum has halfed the precious metal's excess suppling in 2019. Driven by unprecendeted buying amongst investors. Read more.
Barrick Gold Corporation has announced it has acquired Acacia Mining. Read more.
A 123-carat diamond has been recovered by a Canadian mining company. The company continues to get quality diamonds from its mine in Africa. Read more.
Africa urged to constructively invest in mining sector. The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD is urging for utilisation in fuelling sustainable and economic growth. Read more.
South Africa's second quarter economic growth surpasses expectations. Growing more than expected within the second quarter thanks to a recovery in mining and manufacturing. Read more.

A growing number of mineral-producing governments are acquiring assets, activating marketing rights and building institutions that can intervene across the value chain.

Exxaro is set to exit its only offshore asset through a two-step transaction that will see it acquire Anglo American’s remaining stake in the Moranbah South coking coal project before selling the entire asset to Stanmore Resources for $105 million.

Lindian Resources is seeking to build a vertically integrated rare earth supply chain stretching from its Kangankunde project in Malawi through processing facilities in Kazakhstan to downstream markets in Europe, highlighting the increasingly complex geopolitics reshaping critical minerals.