The acronyms are becoming more intense, with PTE, which stands for porous transport electrodes, the latest one, amid the ...

Project Owner/s Two Rivers is a joint venture between diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM – 54%) and ...

As the sole African representative, South Africa serves as a conduit to the continent's abundant natural resources. The mining sector, a pivotal driver of the South African economy, is poised to ...

Historically, South Africa was the leading gold producer ... reflecting shifting trends in global mining. Iridium, one of the rarest metals in the Earth’s crust, has an annual production ...

Africa’s largest mining investment summit kicked off in South Africa’s city of Cape Town on Monday to discuss the future of mining and investment opportunities on the continent. The four ...

This is the subject of No Last Place to Rest: Coal Mining and Dispossession in South Africa by coal mining researcher Dineo Skosana. We spoke to her about her new book. Coal mining affects ...

But in South Africa the possibility of self-organised mining appears to have passed. Rises in the price of gold have led to more intense and militarised competition among gangs. In addition, ...

Two survivors of a mining disaster in South Africa claimed some of their colleagues “resorted to cannibalism” as their only means of staying alive after police blocked their food and water.

Until 2007, South Africa was the world’s leading producer of gold. By 2022, it had dropped to 11th place, according to the US Geological Survey. Mining accounted for 21 percent of South Africa ...

Although mining is the backbone of South Africa’s economy, its success is not without consequence; and only by considering environmental and social wellbeing alongside financial performance can ...