Platinum and palladium receive yet another futures trading boost

Platinum and palladium are among four precious metals included in new futures contracts launched in London, World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reports, amid New York-listed Intercontinental... 

On-The-Air (23/10/2026)

Martin Creamer talks about Rainbow Rare Earths, Alcoa Corporation and Andrada Mining. 

Iridium, ruthenium continue to outperform, Valterra Platinum reports

Minor platinum group metals (PGMs), particularly iridium and ruthenium, are continuing to outperform, supported by robust demand from emerging technology applications, Valterra Platinum reported on... 

South African mining’s future could be built with effort that’s not insurmountable

South Africa must continue to address administrative complexity that all too often creates unpredictability as far as investors are concerned. When it comes to mining, a harmonised regulatory... 

Green iron-ore is a great South African export opportunity, Joburg Indaba hears

Making green iron-ore for exportation is a great opportunity, South Africa’s Joburg Indaba heard on Thursday, October 8, when Kearney South Africa energy partner Frances Phillips drew attention to... 

Jonathan Oppenheimer emphasises urgency of tackling climate change challenge

With the prospect of even more extreme climate change, with the challenges faced in the environmental space worldwide, the importance of a holistic, joined-up, collective understanding of... 

Gold Fields' South Deep aligning mining with education to strengthen job pathways

Gold Fields’ South Deep mine has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti, Mienara, Phahama School of Specialisation and Westcol Technical and Vocational... 

Minerals Council welcomes fiscal progress, calls for accelerated structural reforms

The Minerals Council South Africa welcomes the commitment in the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to fiscal sustainability and structural reforms aimed at lifting South Africa’s... 

Joburg lab success puts Rainbow in low-cost, low-capital rare-earths lead

South Africa-functioning and London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths said on Wednesday, October 21, that it would be the first company to deliver a low-cost, low-capital-intensity, commercial solution to... 

Marc Cameron to join Weir as minerals division president

Marc Cameron will join Weir as president of the minerals division on October 26 and become a member of the group executive. In a media release to Mining Weekly on Wednesday, October 21, Weir plc... 

Namibia tin producer’s gross profit up fourfold on 80% revenue surge

Namibia tin producer Andrada Mining on Wednesday, October 21, reported a quadrupled-plus gross profit and an 80% revenue surge. Supporting this high performance in the six months ended August 31... 

Trade uncertainty, energy, freight costs continuing to create headwinds – BHP

Global markets remain volatile, with geopolitical tensions, trade uncertainty, and elevated energy and freight costs continuing to create headwinds across the mining industry, BHP CEO Brandon Craig... 

Anglo copper production down 5%, iron-ore down 4%, diamonds down 11%

Diversified mining company Anglo American on Tuesday, October 20, reported 5% lower copper production, 4% lower iron-ore production, and 11% lower diamond production for the three months to... 

DRDGOLD production up 10%, operating profit up 42%, free cash inflow R725m

Gold tailings mining company DRDGOLD has reported a strong start to its 2027 financial year (FY27), with higher gold production, improved yields and stronger operating profit for the quarter ended... 

Kumba Iron Ore’s third-quarter sales up 3%, average price 9% above benchmark

As planned, the iron-ore production of Kumba Iron Ore in the three months to September 30 was lower, largely owing to the ultrahigh-dense-media-separation (UHDMS) project tie-in at Sishen, but... 

South African aluminium assets' sale to Alcoa on track, South32 reports

The sale of South Africa’s aluminium value chain assets to Alcoa Corporation of the US remains on track for completion in the June 2027 half-year, Johannesburg-, Sydney- and London-listed South32... 

$40m for Prieska Copper Zinc Mine development in South Africa’s Northern Cape

The first copper and zinc production from Uppers at the reviving Prieska Copper Zinc Mine in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape is targeted for the end of next year, Orion Minerals reported... 

Merit appointments within local government sphere are an absolute must

Demand for meritocracy within South Africa’s struggling local governments must be emphasised with more force than ever before. Coming with those merit appointments must be insistence on far more... 

Catalytic power of platinum, palladium being eyed for drones

The catalytic properties of platinum and palladium are being researched and developed as a potential source of significant upliftment for drones. The higher energy density that platinum and... 

SA’s Tshipi puts 828 000 t of manganese through Namibia’s Port of Lüderitz

The plan-beating sale of manganese ore by Jupiter Mines in its financial year 2026 (FY26) included 828 000 t going through the Port of Lüderitz in Namibia, the ASX-listed company stated in its... 

South Africa’s complementary A2X exchange attracts another mining listing

The ordinary shares of precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater have been approved for inclusion in the list of qualifying equity securities to be traded on South Africa’s complementary... 

South Africa remains premier mining jurisdiction, says Anglo which is investing R11bn

South Africa remains one of the world's premier mining jurisdictions, Anglo American has spelt out emphatically, amid itself investing R11.2-billlion in the ultra-high dense media separation... 

Minister urges South Africans to work together in confronting high fuel price

It must be appreciated that the current high price of fuel is a function of the war in the Middle East and South Africans must work together in confronting it, Mineral Resources and Petroleum... 

On-The-Air (09/10/2026)

Martin Creamer talks about green iron-ore; diamds that flow down our rivers and the urgent need to combat climate change. 

Jameson cells saving Valterra Platinum R203m, keeping 3 000 trucks off road

Reduction of 3 000-equivalent trucks on the road, a 70.5 MWh decrease in smelting electricity consumption, a 70 000 t cut in smelting CO2 emissions, and a R203-million annual cost saving, which... 

South Africans need to be laser focused on fixing what needs to be fixed

South Africans, at both public-sector and private-sector levels, need to be laser focused fixing what needs to be fixed on all fronts. We need to set out to turn to positive account every... 

Green iron-ore is a great South African export opportunity, Joburg Indaba hears

Making green iron-ore for exportation is a great opportunity, South Africa’s Joburg Indaba heard on Thursday, October 8, when Kearney South Africa energy partner Frances Phillips drew attention to... 

Jonathan Oppenheimer emphasises urgency of tackling climate change challenge

With the prospect of even more extreme climate change, with the challenges faced in the environmental space worldwide, the importance of a holistic, joined-up, collective understanding of... 

Latest Lithium Ridge drilling highlights upside potential

London-listed and Namibia-focused Andrada Mining, a tin producer with a portfolio of critical minerals mining and exploration assets in Namibia, has announced more assay results from its Lithium... 

Importance of natural diamond comeback highlighted

South Africa needs to find ways to build and sustain its alluvial diamond sector in particular, given this country’s “incredible” alluvial sector which hosts “exceptional” diamonds. Accompanying... 

On-The-Air (02/10/2026)

Martin Creamer talks about drone upliftment, manganese through Namibia and Sibanye-Stillwater trading on the A2X  

South Africa risks leaving much manganese value unrealised if logistics issues persist

South Africa’s Manganese Producers Consortium (MPC), which represents producers that account for 60% of South Africa’s manganese ore exports, does not direct individual producers on the corridors... 

Exciting Mogalakwena mine has 300-year-plus resource life, says PGMs major Valterra Platinum

There is no argument that the Mogalakwena platinum group metals (PGM) mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province is “definitely” the PGM mining industry's most exciting endowment, Valterra Platinum... 

South Africa’s $5.8bn green hydrogen ammonia project takes big leap forward

Hive Hydrogen South Africa on Tuesday, September 15, awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for South Africa’s pioneering $5.8-billion green hydrogen ammonia project to Spanish... 

Phase 3’s test rail reform cannot afford to fail, says Manganese Producers Consortium

The third phase of the August 20-launched Government-Business Partnership for Growth and Jobs names freight logistics as a foundational enabler of growing the economy by 3%-plus and generating a... 

Positive public-private collaboration must continue to be applied optimally

South Africa’s debt-to-GDP has stabilised, a more competitive electricity market is advancing, and efforts to improve rail and port logistics are progressing. National Treasury is on track to... 

Catalytic power of platinum, palladium being eyed for drones

The catalytic properties of platinum and palladium are being researched and developed as a potential source of significant upliftment for drones. The higher energy density that platinum and... 

South Africa’s Tshipi puts 828 000 t of manganese through Namibia’s Port of Lüderitz

The plan-beating sale of manganese ore by Jupiter Mines in its financial year 2026 (FY26) included 828 000 t going through the Port of Lüderitz in Namibia, the ASX-listed company stated in its... 

South Africa’s complementary A2X exchange attracts another mining listing

The ordinary shares of precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater have been approved for inclusion in the list of qualifying equity securities to be traded on South Africa’s complementary... 

Gold Fields, Northern Star mix looks like match made in heaven but uncertainty prevails

Gold Fields has more than doubled free cash flow in the last 12 months; Northern Star has suffered free cash flow decline in the same period despite the gold price rise. Gold Fields has a settled...