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Despite assertions coal mining is on the brink, some argue it will be a key sector for SA for decades. The global coal sector can be likened to Austrian physicist Edwin Schrodinger's cat or, rather, his famous experiment pertaining to quantum superposition. The scenario imagines a situation where a cat...

Sibanye looks forward to 'more positive' second half performance. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - Considering the impact of the extended strike at dual-listed Sibanye-Stillwater's South African gold operations, which significantly disrupted operations during the si...

Talks on Guinea's iron-ore advance, BHP nears deal on Nimba - sources. CONAKRY/LONDON - Leading miner BHP is near a deal to divest its stake in Guinea's Nimba iron-ore deposit, while three big miners are vying to develop half of the country's Simandou, the largest known u...

Global advance of 'green' energy fast becoming irreversible - Isondo. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) ­- The energy systems of the world are going 'green' in a process that is fast becoming irreversible, says Isondo Precious Metals CEO Vinay Somera, who adds that hydroge...

South Africa will rely on coal for decades, key miner says. JOHANNESBURG - Seriti Resources Holdings, poised to become Africa's second biggest coal producer, is betting that South Africa will rely on coal for decades even as Africa's biggest emitter of greenhou...

De Beers continues to offer supply flexibility as polished inventories remain high. Diamond miner De Beers Group sold $280-million of rough diamonds during the seventh sales cycle of this year. While this was $30-million higher than sales for the sixth cycle, it was significantly low...

S Africa well placed to supply competitive hydrogen - CSIR. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - South Africa, which has excellent solar and wind energy potential, is well placed to produce and export clean renewable hydrogen, says Council for Scientific and Indus...

Gold strike to push Sibanye-Stillwater to interim loss. Gold and platinum-group metals (PGMs) miner Sibanye-Stillwater expects to report an attributable loss of 265-million rand for the six months ended June 30, compared with a 77-million rand profit for the six mo...

DRDGold's full-year earnings rise. JSE- and NYSE-listed DRDGold expects to report headline earnings per share (HEPS) of between 10.73c and 11.07c for the financial year ended June 30, compared with the HEPS of 1.7c a share reported for ...

Seriti may turn to equipment makers as coal IPOs shunned. JOHANNESBURG - Seriti Resources Holdings, which is poised to become South Africa's second-biggest coal producer, may take funding from equipment suppliers and hold off on a listing as the fuel is being...