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Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan Green Hydrogen Programme Management Office director Dr Rebecca Maserumule.
South African green hydrogen first-movers given major boost
5th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Enticing support for first movers into green hydrogen project development is on offer via a first-of-a-kind government-led framework designed to assess the readiness and bankability of green... 


Soweto Cluster study poised for completion this month.
Soweto Cluster gold study on way as Pan African hits gold production top spot
1st June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The Soweto Cluster definitive feasibility study (DFS) is on track for completion this month, Pan African Resources reported on Monday, June 1 in an operational update ahead of its financial year... 


Endeavour reports fatal accident at Côte d’Ivoire mine
Endeavour reports fatal accident at Côte d’Ivoire mine
1st June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London- and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining has reported that a contractor colleague passed away on May 29  following a heavy mining equipment incident that occurred during water drainage... 


ENS MOHS head of department and executive Pieter Colyn
Legal experts clarify the definition of ‘mine’, what events may be investigated by the DMPR
29th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining companies should familiarise themselves with the application of the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) to operations, as well as the powers of inspectors from the Mine Health and Safety... 


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Technology can bolster workplace safety when paired with human accountability
29th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Organisations in South Africa’s industries such as mining and infrastructure are increasingly adopting technology solutions to enhance workplace health, safety and security, there is a clear need... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 


Minerals Council South Africa President Paul Dunne.
Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out
27th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 


The Mponeng mine
Two employees killed in incident at Harmony's Mponeng mine
25th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Harmony Gold Mining Company has confirmed the death of two employees in a shaft engineering-related incident at the Mponeng mine, near Carletonville, in Gauteng. "We are deeply saddened by this... 


Platinum crucibles.
Platinum’s the gift that just keeps on giving as global value-chain prospects resurface
25th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum‑based equipment is critical for producing large, flawless crystals for electronics and optics applications, says the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) in its 60 Seconds feature.... 


A hand holding gold nuggets
Landslide at Angola illegal gold mine kills 28
25th May 2026 By: Reuters

At least 28 people were killed when a landslide struck an illegal gold mining site in Angola's northwestern Bengo province, local authorities said, in one of the country's deadliest illegal mining... 


Report addresses issues of mine closure in Mpumalanga
Report addresses issues of mine closure in Mpumalanga
22nd May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As the issue of mine closure and rehabilitation continues to confront South Africa’s mining sector, effective governance of mine closure and financial provision for rehabilitation plays a crucial... 


An image of Dr Pontsho Twala
Mine safety training evolves, incorporating critical thinking
22nd May 2026

The mining sector’s significant progress in health and safety, with fatalities declining from 200 to 41 over the past two decades from 2005 to 2025, has been supported by improved skills... 


EXTENDING REACH Through an extensive range of education and training initiatives, Impala Platinum Holdings is changing outcomes for mine personnel at all levels, as well as host communities and entrepreneurs
Platinum major refines education, training programmes
22nd May 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

Through an extensive range of education and training initiatives designed to improve mine efficiency, community and economic development, in addition to providing career opportunities for youth,... 


Healthcare officials in the DRC screening for Ebola patients
Barrick says no Ebola cases at Congo's Kibali mine but precautions under way
19th May 2026 By: Reuters

Barrick Mining has stepped up Ebola precautions at its Kibali gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, launching worker screening and tracking measures after a nearby outbreak, a... 


Visualisation of the Coega hydrogen-ammonia production facility.
South Africa’s $5.8bn green hydrogen-ammonia project advancing
19th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The green hydrogen and green ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has taken a major step forward. Its latest advance involves the selection of a $1-billion green hydrogen generating... 


Firefighters and safety officers at the emergency drill
Kumba conducts emergency response drill at Sishen Airfield
18th May 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore and other key stakeholders recently conducted a mass casualty emergency drill at the privately operated Sishen Airfield near Kathu, in the Northern Cape,... 


Blast in coal mine in eastern India kills one, injures 11
14th May 2026 By: Reuters

One person was killed and 11 others injured after an air blast at an Eastern Coalfields (ECL) mine in Asansol in West Bengal state, local police said on Thursday. Around 120 workers were present in... 


As tech adoption for health, safety increases, professional accountability still essential – panel
As tech adoption for health, safety increases, professional accountability still essential – panel
14th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

While organisations are increasingly adopting technologies to improve workplace health, safety and security, employers and qualified professionals remain responsible for ensuring compliance with... 


Cementation Africa MD Japie du Plessis (centre), Differential Capital Special Situations Fund Head Mark Salmon (right), and Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer (left).
Cementation Africa transitions ownership amid rise in mining investment
14th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment uptick in mining. Transitioning outside of the... 


AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon.
AngloGold delivers record free cash flow
8th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The record first-quarter (Q1) free cash flow of $1.2-billion delivered by AngloGold Ashanti is almost triple the Q1 2025 amount, following steady performances from most of its operating assets and... 


An image of Minerals Council safety and sustainable development head Dushendra Naidoo
Minerals Council hosts Missing Persons Locator Systems Day of Learning
8th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa on May 8 hosted the Missing Persons Locator Systems Day of Learning Workshop, aimed at enhancing safety, improving emergency response... 


An image of the Kagem team receiving its award from the Zambian Minerals Regulation Commission
Gemstone miner focuses on stabilising operation
8th May 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

Following a period of concurrent but transient challenges that weighed on near-term cash flow, gemstone miner Gemfields’ priority for this year is to focus resources on securing profitability... 


Gold Fields' South Deep gold mine west of Johannesburg.
Gold Fields lists 'significant’ price increases caused by US-Iran war
7th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South African gold mining company Gold Fields on Thursday May 4 listed “significant increases” in a number of key commodities since the start of the US-Iran war. During the three months to March... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Dr Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater highlights good safety performance amid 371% earnings upsurge
6th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Operational consistency, focused cost control and materially higher first-quarter earnings have strengthened the financial position of Sibanye-Stillwater. In an operating update for the three... 


Lhyfe taxi refuelling.
As costs drop, hydrogen energy sovereignty is being grasped
5th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Following South Africa’s Northam Platinum reporting earlier this year that thousands of hydrogen-powered trucks are doing the rounds in China, France’s Lhyfe added on Monday, May 4 that by the end... 


Two miners die in incident at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof 8 shaft
4th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE- and NYSE-listed metals mining company has announced that two employees have died in an incident at its Kloof 8 shaft on May 3. During preparations for a routine, scheduled shaft inspection, an... 


African Rainbow Minerals CEO Phillip Tobias.
Hydrogen mobility, platinum group metals highlighted in North West
4th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen refuelling and hydrogen generation system to... 


A generic image of a turquoise lake formed as a result of mining waste
Risk indicators detected as challenges escalate
1st May 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s declining water management competency is revealing a critical fault line in the mining sector, which is developing an inability to sufficiently act on early warning signals. While... 


Iridium anode, platinum cathode.
Hydrogen progress is real, International Energy Agency reports
30th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Higher fossil fuel prices are pushing governments to revisit hydrogen as an energy security tool, Haley Zaremba has reported on oilprice.com, pointing out that hydrogen investment in China and... 


ICMM president and CEO Rohitesh Dhawan
ICMM updates critical control management guide to strengthen mining safety
29th April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mining and metals advocacy group ICMM has published its newly updated ‘Critical Control Management: Good Practice Guide’ to better support the mining industry’s implementation of controls that keep... 


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