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Power station switch from coal to hydrogen sets new global example . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The transitioning of a US power station from coal to renewable hydrogen is leading the way in a world urgently in need of meaningful action to combat climate change.

Glencore beats emissions target, sets out to deliver safety step change . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore significantly surpassed its emission target in 2019 but described its safety performance as being unacceptable.

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Rio sees changes ahead . PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Mining major Rio Tinto is bracing for a changed market environment post Covid-19.

CEO Jean Sebastian-Jacques told delegates on the Bank of America Global Metals, Mining and...

World’s top mining companies committed to climate change solutions – ICMM . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Twenty seven of the world's leading mining and metals companies and 36 associations are committed to climate change solutions through their membership of the Internati...

Hydrogen gaining increasing levels of interest – AP Ventures . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Hydrogen and the applications that it can enable are gaining increasing levels of interest and traction, says AP Ventures LLP.

“We’re very optimistic about the role ...

Council increases mapping to drive South Africa's exploration attractiveness . As part of government’s response to keep the South African economy afloat during the outbreak of Covid-19 and beyond, the Council for Geosciences (CGS) has been mandated to increase its country-wide su...

Anglo delivering through volatile times $14.5bn liquidity – Cutifani . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – How Anglo American is ‘delivering through volatile times’ was outlined on Tuesday at Bank of America’s virtual global metals, mining and steel conference, where it rei...

DMRE invites comment on Covid-19 guidelines for mining sector . The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on May 11 published a guideline for public comment, which involves the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the mitigation and managemen...

Sibanye reports record earnings, record gold safety, cut debt ratio . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Record quarterly earnings, record gold-mining safety and a sharply falling debt ratio were achieved by precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater in the first t...

Mechanism in place to repatriate $252m from DRC – AngloGold . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A mechanism is in place to repatriate $252-million from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), AngloGold Ashanti CEO Kelvin Dushnisky said on Monday.

The Johannesbu...