In 1938, a fishing trawler off the coast of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province netted a curious fish that was drawn to the attention of naturalist Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer in East London.
It turned out the fish was a coelacanth. Known...
In the US, the second administration of President Donald Trump has been dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government while taking...
Sibanye-Stillwater, created in 2013 as a spin-off of Gold Fields’ South African assets, has always been defined by its founding CEO, Neal Froneman, a larger-than-life base and geographical exposure, transforming a South African gold producer into a major-league platinum...
It hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but Perseus Mining now finds itself in the strongest position it’s ever been in – and the company is determined to prove sceptics wrong about its longevity.
In mid-June, Perseus did something it had...
Perth-based Wia Gold, helmed by the former Centamin team, is mapping a path to near-term production from its Kokoseb gold project in Namibia.
Kokoseb has...
Mike Fraser, CEO of Gold Fields, is hoping to convince investors there’s another side of the firm’s headline-grabbing A$3.7bn takeover of Gold Road Resources. So far, he’s frustrated that most of the attention has been on the 43% premium...
South Africa has the critical minerals that the US needs to industrialise, including rare earth minerals, President Cyril Ramaphosa told President Donald Trump in their meeting in May.
But having the deposits is only the beginning. It takes a lot...
New draft legislation is being considered while SA faces international uncertainty and domestic upheavals as its government of national unity (GNU) is on shaky ground.
In May this year, South Africa’s cabinet approved the draft Mineral Resources Development Amendment Bill...
Saudi Arabia has established itself as a new sovereign power in world mining. While this will be welcomed in South Africa, which has warm relations with the kingdom, it nonetheless poses human rights challenges for the country’s mining firms.
Once dubbed the pac-man of South African mining, Neal Froneman is taking Sibanye-Stillwater on an international expansion that will test even his famed perma-optimism.
The lithium price cratered last year and nickel is still under huge pressure. But the West can't afford to slip further behind China in resource development.
