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Petra's shares fall as it announces proposed restructuring . The share price of London-listed Petra Diamonds fell by nearly 10% on Tuesday morning, as it announced that it had reached an in-principle agreement with its lenders with respect to a long-term solutio...

40 MW solar power application making good progress ­– Gold Fields . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The application for the establishment of a 40 MW solar power plant at the large South Deep gold mine in western Gauteng is in process and making good progress, Gold Fi...

Hydrogen fast-tracking will be much quicker than imagined – Sibanye-Stillwater . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The fast-tracking of the hydrogen economy will be much quicker than most people have imagined, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said at the Financial Times (FT) Co...

South Africa is well positioned to export green hydrogen ­– PwC . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa is in an extraordinary position to revolutionise its own economy and supply green hydrogen to the world, PwC said on Monday.

“The energy transition is a...

Emerging technologies set to transform the search for minerals . With the world now one-fifth of the way through the twenty-first century, cutting-edge technologies are transforming many, if not most, aspects of the mining industry globally. Mineral exploration is n...

Minerals Council bemoans lack of competiveness focus in economic recovery plan . The Minerals Council South Africa says the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan – unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa on October 15 to a joint hybrid sitting of Parliament – does not go far enou...

Coal mine disposal not lowering emissions, says Glencore’s Glasenberg . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The disposal of thermal coal mines in response to environmental social governance (ESG) investors does not lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and could exacerbate th...

Mining committed to doing all it takes to improve worker health – Matlala . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Minerals Council South Africa VP and Masoyise Health Programme chairperson Zanele Matlala on Thursday committed the South African mining industry to doing all it takes...

National Treasury postpones proposed mining tax amendments . The National Treasury has agreed to postpone the proposed amendments to the 2020 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) and the 2020 Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB), to allow fo...

Hydrogen-linked Platinum Valley Corridor Project under way – Nzimande . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A Platinum Valley Corridor Project being developed as part of South Africa’s economic recovery was outlined by Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Bla...