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Neal Froneman (right) at the NYSE relisting in 2020. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater/Flickr

Mining

Neal Froneman to retire after transformative 12 years

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2025

Lovemore Kamuzangaza, country managing partner, Forvis Mazars in Zimbabwe

Mining

Technology paves the way for sustainable mining in Africa

Lovemore Kamuzangaza 11 Feb 2025

Andre Troskie, EMEA field Ciso, Veeam

Services

Managing third-party risks for DORA in financial services

Andre Troskie 10 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Global Tailings Management Institute launched to make mines safer for all

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Global Tailings Management Institute launched to make mines safer for all

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2025

The Keliber lithium hydroxide project will comprise five mining areas, a concentrator, refinery and auxiliary facilities at all sites. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater CCDO resigns for personal reasons

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jan 2025

Mining enters its AI era

Mining

Mining enters its AI era

17 Dec 2024

Mine tailings has become major business

Mining

Mantengu gets Compcom nod for Sublime Technologies acquisition

Lindsey Schutters 2 Dec 2024

Source: © Sowetan The Innovation Hub and DRDGold’s Ergo Minining have signed a MOU to train 50 unemployed youth to advance entrepreneurship and create jobs in Gauteng townships

Sustainability

DRDGold's Ergo Mining and Innovation Hub partner to combat youth unemployment in Gauteng

27 Sep 2024

Dr Steve Chingwaru graduated with a PhD from Stellenbosch University. Source: Stefan Els/Stellenbosch University

Science & Engineering

Zimbabwean scientist makes billions-worth gold discovery in South Africa

2 Apr 2024

Sibanye's Cooke operation is situated in the West Wits Line of the Witwatersrand Basin, near Randfontein

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater appoints uranium veteran Greg Cochran as EVP

22 Mar 2024

Andrew van Zyl, Managing Director, SRK Consulting

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The evolution and resilience of the mining industry

Andrew van Zyl 22 Jan 2024

Electric vehicle charging. Source: Hyuandai Motor group/Pexels

Markets & Investment

Sibanye-Stillwater launches $500m convertible bonds to fund battery metals expansion

Lindsey Schutters 21 Nov 2023

WMI seminar will explore mining innovation. Source: Supplied

Mining

Wits Mining Institute to host mining innovation seminar

5 Sep 2023

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Mining

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Chris Gilili 10 Aug 2023

Wits to host 21st Century Mining Technology, Skills Summit and Exhibition in Joburg

Science & Engineering

Wits to host 21st Century Mining Technology, Skills Summit and Exhibition in Joburg

4 Aug 2023

SRK launches new unit to tackle growing complexity of water management

Construction & Engineering

SRK launches new unit to tackle growing complexity of water management

13 Jul 2023

New study shows 3D modelling is a value unlock for TSF

Science & Engineering

New study shows 3D modelling is a value unlock for TSF

27 Jun 2023

Mining

Call for tailing dams with a safety risk to register

3 May 2023

SU student shows 'invisible' gold hosted in sulphide minerals in tailings dumps

Science & Engineering

SU student shows 'invisible' gold hosted in sulphide minerals in tailings dumps

20 Apr 2023

Wits study investigates why Jagersfontein dam failed

Construction & Engineering

Wits study investigates why Jagersfontein dam failed

6 Apr 2023

Sibanye-Stillwater launches takeover bid for Australia zinc miner

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater launches takeover bid for Australia zinc miner

Rishav Chatterjee and Melanie Burton 21 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Will climate action see more private-public collaboration?

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Will climate action see more private-public collaboration?

Andrew van Zyl 9 Jan 2023

Jagersfontein mine dam collapse highlights patchy regulations

Mining

Jagersfontein mine dam collapse highlights patchy regulations

Nelson Banya 23 Sep 2022

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Health & Safety

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Charles MacRobert 16 Sep 2022

Mine dam wall in Free State collapses, killing 1 and injuring 40

Mining

Mine dam wall in Free State collapses, killing 1 and injuring 40

Nqobile Dludla 12 Sep 2022

Beyond zama zamas - an alternative future for the Gauteng mining belt

Mining

Beyond zama zamas - an alternative future for the Gauteng mining belt

Reinier Minny 25 Aug 2022

African mining sector set for strong growth in 2022

Mining

African mining sector set for strong growth in 2022

Mark Buncombe 26 May 2022

Uganda seeks investors to revive copper mine

Mining

Uganda seeks investors to revive copper mine

Elias Biryabarema 13 Apr 2022

UCT triumphs in 2021 Greenovate Awards

Sustainable Development

UCT triumphs in 2021 Greenovate Awards

1 Dec 2021

Adopting nature-based approaches in tailings dam design

Construction & Engineering

Adopting nature-based approaches in tailings dam design

26 Nov 2021

Vedanta Zinc International's (VZI) Lisheen mine in Ireland has received a mine closure completion certificate

Mining

Best practice mine closure achieved

27 Aug 2021

Source: Catoca Mining Company

Mining

Waste from Angola's Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month

25 Aug 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Report: Mining industry's push for technology

12 Jul 2021

The legal imperative behind ESG compliance and decarbonisation

Mining

The legal imperative behind ESG compliance and decarbonisation

Paula-Anne Novotny, Jonathan Veeran, Gillian Niven & Kate Collier 10 Feb 2021

A worker poses with a handful of nickel ore at the nickel mining factory of PT Vale Tbk, near Sorowako, Indonesia, 8 January, 2014. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad//File Photo

Mining

Exclusive: Facing green pressure, Indonesia halts deep-sea mining disposal

Fransiska Nangoy and Fathin Ungku 9 Feb 2021

#BizTrends2021: Digital solutions need small steps to succeed

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Digital solutions need small steps to succeed

Xanthe Adams 11 Jan 2021

Mining

Climate change and its impact on mining project planning

19 Nov 2020

Investment titans continue to get serious about ESG

Sustainability

Investment titans continue to get serious about ESG

4 Jun 2020

AngloGold Ashanti's Mponeng Mine

Mining

Mines restart limited surface operations

16 Apr 2020

Anglo American built a photovoltaic plant over a tailings dam at its Los Bronces copper mine in Chile

Mining

Mining industry explores self generation

6 Apr 2020

Linda Spies, senior geotechnical engineer at SRK Consulting.

Mining

Improving the safety of tailings dams

25 Mar 2020

Paul Pryor, Aon global mining practice leader

Mining

Getting to grips with mining insurance rates

Paul Pryor 20 Mar 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty

Sustainability

Mines still prone to SDG-washing in sustainability reports

24 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Harmony buys AngloGold Ashanti's SA business

13 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Managing environmental, social and governance risks is growing in importance for mining companies

27 Jan 2020

Joe Keenan, CEO of BME

Mining

Mines juggle to keep investors

Joe Keenan 15 Nov 2019

Firefighters search for victims after the Brumandinho tailings dam failure in January 2019. Yuri Edmundo/EPA

Science & Engineering

Investors push for positive global change in tailings management

Luis Alberto Torres-Cruz 7 Aug 2019

An aerial view of the Brumadinho dam collapse in Brazil. Photo by HO / Minas Gerais Fire Department

Mining

Mining houses open up their tailings dam strategies

7 Jun 2019

West Coast mining company fined a "pittance"

Environmental Law

West Coast mining company fined a "pittance"

John Yeld 6 Feb 2019

A gold tailings dam under construction in South Africa. Author supplied

Mining

South Africa needs to refresh how it manages by-products from mining

5 Dec 2018