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Transnet's Esselen Park property
Transnet returns to profit on asset sale, higher freight volumes
10th September 2026 By: Reuters

State-owned logistics group Transnet on Thursday reported a R4.6-billion profit for the year to the end of March 2026, its first annual profit in four years. The freight rail, ports and pipelines... 


Kumba iron-ore's Sishen mine
South Africa's mining production decreases by 7.5% y/y in July
10th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa's mining production decreased by 7.5% year-on-year in July, with the largest negative contributors being the platinum group metals (PGMs), coal and iron-ore sectors, Statistics South... 


Kal Tire's Tracy Cobb and John Martin being interviewed at Electra Mining Africa by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
AI helping reduce mining tyre downtime by up to 20%, Electra Mining Africa showcases
9th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Demonstrated to Mining Weekly at this week’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in Johannesburg were AI-enabled solutions that are taking mining tyre performance to the next level by lowering... 


Pig iron
UK engineering firm Primetals confirms three viable pig iron production routes for US-based MagIron
9th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

UK-headquartered Primetals Technologies has completed a concept and economic study for US-based MagIron that evaluates the development of large-scale granulated pig iron production to be integrated... 


A South African mine
Manufacturing, mining weigh on second-quarter economic growth; GDP contracts by 0.2% q/q
8th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter for the second quarter, following growth of 0.4% in the first quarter of the year, Statistics South Africa (Stats... 


West Angelas mine
Rio Tinto signs new interim agreement with native group around West Angelas mine
8th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global diversified miner Rio Tinto has signed a new interim modernised agreement with the Ngarlawangga Aboriginal Corporation, which strengthens their partnership and delivers long-term benefits... 


Port Hedland
BHP, union talks for Port Hedland iron-ore workers to stretch on into next week
8th September 2026 By: Reuters

Talks between BHP and unions representing workers at the mining giant's Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western Australia ended without a deal, with further negotiations scheduled for next... 


Iron-ore heap
China August iron-ore imports beat expectations as typhoons delay July customs clearance
8th September 2026 By: Reuters

China's iron-ore imports in August rose 0.4% from a month earlier, defying analysts' expectations for a decline, as multiple typhoons battered unloading at ports and delayed customs clearance in... 


Iron-ore
Jefferies-linked fund seeks Singapore injunction against Radiant World
7th September 2026 By: Reuters

LAM Trade Finance Group II, in which US bank Jefferies has a minority stake, applied on Monday for a freezing injunction against Radiant World and its founder in Singapore, the city-state's... 


Iron-ore pellets
Ferrexpo shares soar as trading resumes, some production restarts
7th September 2026 By: Reuters

Shares in Ukraine-focused iron-ore pellet producer Ferrexpo shares surged as much as 60% when they resumed trading on Monday after several months of suspension. The company last week said it had... 


Drilling in Australia
BMI lists screening of foreign investment, high labour costs, wildfires as Australian mining's main risks
7th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mining and metals research firm BMI find that Australia's industry risk profile is largely being shaped by climate exposure and labour scarcity, though these effects vary by sector. Climate-related... 


ARM founder and chairperson Patrice Motsepe.
ARM’s Motsepe emphasises importance of honesty, integrity, governance, meritocracy
4th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The founder and chairperson of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) on Friday, September emphasised the importance of companies behaving in a manner that reflects integrity,... 


Jimblebar iron-ore mining operation
Top China steelmaker Baowu eyes stake in BHP iron-ore mine, sources say
4th September 2026 By: Reuters

China Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steelmaker, is eyeing a minority stake in BHP's Jimblebar iron-ore mine in Western Australia, according to two people briefed on the matter. Baowu is... 


ARM CEO Phillip Tobias.
ARM headline earnings up 19%, dividend declared
4th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The headline earnings of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) increased by 19% to R3 201-million in the financial year ended June 30 on mainly higher dollar platinum group... 


Iron-ore pellets
Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo to raise $100m in funding
4th September 2026 By: Reuters

Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo on Thursday proposed an equity fundraise for about $100-million to support the company's working capital and ongoing operations, after reporting results for the year... 


An image of Simandou
Iron-ore production set for further growth to 2030 – BMI
31st August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global iron-ore production growth will accelerate over 2026 to 2030, averaging 2.2% growth over that period, compared with 1.2% over the previous five years, with production expected to reach... 


ARM's Khumani iron-ore mine
Radiant World and its founder sued for $34m in Singapore
28th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Radiant World Corp and its founder are being sued in Singapore’s High Court by a local trade-finance firm, which is registered as a creditor of Radiant World, adding to mounting legal pressure on... 


a smelter pouring hot alloy into a vat
Ferroalloys industry faces further rapid decline without intervention
28th August 2026 By: Halima Frost

Owing to low levels of competitiveness due to years of uncontrolled escalating power prices and lack of duties related to imported alloys and finished goods, which are both detrimental factors that... 


MinRes Pilbara hub
MinRes posts strongest full-year financials yet
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian iron-ore and lithium miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) has reported its strongest financial result in its 20-year ASX-listed history, with record underlying earnings before interest,... 


Vale's Mutaca mine, in Brazil
Brazil's Vale studies extracting rare earths, gold from mining waste
27th August 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale is studying the possibility of extracting rare earths, gold and other minerals from mining waste as part of its circular economy strategy, a Vale executive said on Wednesday.... 


British Steel plant
Chinese steelmaker Jingye warns UK government may deter more international investment with latest conduct
26th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chinese steel producer Jingye Steel has once again implored the UK government to "face up to its obligations under international law, respect objective facts and provide adequate compensation for... 


Solar panels at a mine in South Africa
South African miners accelerate shift to renewable power to cut Eskom reliance
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's mining firms are accelerating investment in renewable energy as they seek to diversify power sources, cut costs and meet decarbonisation targets, marking a shift after decades of... 


Samarco concentrator
Brazil miner Samarco eyes regaining second-largest iron-ore pellet exporter spot in 2028
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Samarco, a joint venture between Vale and BHP, expects to regain the position of world's second-largest exporter of iron-ore pellets starting in 2028, the firm's CEO Rodrigo Vilela... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine
Australian Indigenous group appeals Fortescue mining compensation ruling, seeks $1.3bn
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Yindjibarndi Indigenous group said on Wednesday it had lodged an appeal with the federal court over the amount of compensation awarded against Fortescue for mining on their lands... 


Construction materials
Afrimat braces for tough interim results as external shocks weigh on diversified portfolio
25th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Diversified mining and construction materials group Afrimat says its performance for the six months to June 30 will reflect the pressure it has been under as a combination of weaker commodity... 


Fortescue signage
Fortescue suspends executive over sexual harassment allegations
25th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Australian miner Fortescue has suspended an executive over sexual harassment allegations, and engaged law firm MinterEllison to conduct an independent investigation into the matter. The incident... 


Steel production
Tsingshan may triple output at its Zimbabwe steel plant
25th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Tsingshan Holding Group is considering as much as tripling output at a Zimbabwe steel plant it started in 2024, an expansion that could add to pressure on South Africa’s struggling steel industry... 


Port Hedland
Port Hedland unions place wage deal counterproposal to BHP ahead of September 8 talks
25th August 2026 By: Reuters

The Combined BHP Ports Unions has placed a counterproposal on a wage deal for workers at its Port Hedland operations in Western Australia ahead of their next meeting on September 8, it said on... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


ARM's Khumani iron-ore mine
Higher PGM prices, rand strength give ARM's headline earnings a boost
21st August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) expects to report a 12% to 22% year-on-year increase in headline earnings to between R3.02-billion and R3.29-billion for the financial year ended... 


Iron-ore mine
China July iron-ore imports slide from June as thinning steel margins curb appetite
21st August 2026 By: Reuters

China's iron-ore imports in July slipped by 4% from the prior month, as some domestic steelmakers began equipment maintenance amid shrinking steel margins, curbing appetite for the key steelmaking... 


Iron-ore stockpile
Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, Singapore police investigates
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore trader Radiant World has laid off some operations staff as banks and counterparties retreat, cutting off the credit the Singapore-based firm needs to fund its trades, according to two... 


Fortescue signage
Fortescue, Queensland gov reach truce over scrapped electrolyser facility dispute
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The State of Queensland, Minister for Economic Development Queensland and iron-ore major Fortescue have reached a confidential settlement to resolve their dispute over the former state government’s... 


Iron-ore piles
Singapore authorities begin looking into trader Radiant World
20th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Singapore’s police force has begun looking into Radiant World after receiving reports on the iron-ore trader, a spokesperson said on Thursday. A Radiant World spokesperson was not immediately... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine site and truck
Fortescue sees power sales from Pilbara green grid when demand emerges, declares lower dividend
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

Fortescue's green grid investment in Australia's northwest is set to provide surplus energy that it can sell to data centres as commercial demand develops, although it has yet to ink any supply... 


Iron-ore mining landscape
Fortescue hires law firm to investigate sexual harassment allegations against senior executive
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

A senior executive under investigation for sexual harassment and bullying is still working at Fortescue while an inquiry is underway, the company's energy chief Gus Pichot said on Thursday.... 


Iron ore
BMI revises iron-ore price forecast downward to reflect weak global market activity, demand
19th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, is revising down its iron-ore forecast to an average of $99/t from $101/t previously, noting that strong downside risks remain as weak mainland Chinese activity... 


Molten copper
Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say
19th August 2026 By: Reuters

Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical... 


First hot metal at Fortescue's Green Metal project
Fortescue produces first hot metal towards green iron production in Australia
19th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Iron-ore major Fortescue has produced first hot metal at its Green Metal project at Christmas Creek, marking the first successful operation of its electric smelting process and a major step towards... 


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