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Decision soon on platinum process that can save a Medupi power station worth of power . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The definitive feasibility study for the installation of a revolutionary new electricity-slashing processing plant at Pilanesberg platinum mine in the North West will ...

Experience from other health crises shaped mining industry’s rapid pandemic response . While virologists and risk analysts have been theorising about the effects of a global pandemic for years, few could have imagined the Covid-19 pandemic’s transformative impact on society. Even after t...

Council says lower power prices are among what ferrochrome industry needs . While the Minerals Council South Africa welcomes government’s steps to support domestic ferrochrome production and the chrome value chain, it has expressed disappointed at government not addressing com...

RBPlat lifts guidance on back of record third-quarter output . JSE-listed Royal Bafokeng Platinum Holdings (RBPlat) achieved record platinum, palladium, gold and rhodium (4E) metals production of 124 500 oz in the third quarter, notwithstanding the impact of Covid...

Cabinet approves export tax on chrome ore . JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, the world's biggest chrome producer, has approved measures to support the domestic ferrochrome industry including through an export tax on chrome ore, according to a Cabine...

Covid has highlighted the value of operating remotely – mining editor . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The extraction of data from machinery to improve decision-making is a key benefit of the digital mine and has changed the way that mines manage their assets and perfor...

Cleaner coal tech to help South Africa reduce emissions, says Minerals Council . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) − Coal is integral to South Africa, economically and socially, and will continue to play a pivotal role for many years to come; therefore, technology and innovation in t...

Anglo stands ready to defend itself in lawsuit over lead poisoning in Zambia . JSE-listed diversified miner Anglo American South Africa has noted a class action lawsuit filed against it by Mbuyisa Moleele Attorneys and Leigh Day in the Gauteng High Court, related to lead poisonin...

Platinum well positioned in hydrogen economy’s sweet spots – WPIC . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The upcoming platinum demand of Hyundai alone could come close to taking up the total annual production of one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines.

Hyundai has ...

Ivanhoe nears completion of Kakula mine development, processing plant . Thanks to the "excellent" progress that has been made by TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines in advancing the underground development of the Kakula mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), only 260 m of t...