South Africa urged to seize massive platinum-boosting fuel cell opportunity. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - South Africa is being urged to seize the massive opportunity that the new fuel cell and hydrogen economy present at a time of slumped local wealth creation and horrifi...

Orion starts optimisation work at Prieska. PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed Orion Mining has started a number of work streams following the release of a positive bankable feasibility study (BFS) for its Prieska copper/zinc project, in Sout...

Makhado to position MC as pre-eminent South African hard coking coal producer. The development of the Makhado project will make MC Mining the pre-eminent South African producer of hard coking coal (HCC), the ASX-, JSE- and Aim-listed company said on Tuesday. Reporting on the com...

Miners contest Oxfam claims of profit grabs in Africa. PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Australian miners singled out in a recent report by not-for-profit group Oxfam have expressed their disappointment in the allegations made within the report. In its recently...

Platinum 3D printing to be first project of new Platinum Valley SEZ. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - Platinum three dimensional (3D) printing will be the first project finalised at South Africa's new Platinum Valley special economic zone (SEZ) that is being launched t...

Kore mulls cost reduction options for Kola project. ASX- and Aim-listed Kore Potash has received a new proposal from a French consortium of engineering companies (FC) that identifies opportunities to potentially reduce the capital cost of its flagship S...

Goldman says 'brewing' bottleneck worsens copper supply outlook. NEW YORK - China's "brewing" copper smelter bottleneck signals deepening supply worries for a metal market that's already seen facing shortages this year. So-called treatment charges paid in China by ...

5 billion rand silicosis settlement approval welcomed. Mineral Resources Portfolio Committee chairperson Sahlulele Luzipo and the Minerals Council South Africa have welcomed the approval by the Gauteng High Court of a 5-billion rand settlement between gold min...

Solutions beyond policing proposed as zama-zamas continue to wreak havoc. Despite being on the radar for many years, illegal mining remains a dangerous, unregulated concern for South Africa's mining industry and the wider economy. Illegal artisanal mining in South Africa is...

Billionaire Agarwal's Anglo adventure ends with a whimper. LONDON - It once looked like Anil Agarwal could shake up the mining industry by amassing the biggest stake in Anglo American. But in the end the Indian tycoon's lack of financial firepower forced him t...