Sibanye-Stillwater has finalized a strategic chrome transaction with Glencore Merafe Venture, untapping a 20-year fast-track in contracted chrome volume delivery and upfront cash flow benefits in its South African PGM operations. With effect from 1 November 2025, the deal renews…
From 17 to 20 November 2025 will see Cape Town’s CTICC play host to the International Commodity Summit (ICS2025), a dynamic convention that will set the tone for new dynamics between global commodity markets and Africa’s resource-based economy. With more…
South Africa’s mining sector delivered a mixed performance in August 2025, with production dipping 0.2% year-on-year while mineral sales soared by 23.3% driven largely by an extraordinary 471.5% spike in gold revenues. This divergence between physical output and market value…
By Rody N Kapinga Global investment interest in African critical and battery minerals is surging, with Moore Global estimating over $100 billion in potential capital inflows targeting strategic mining projects and infrastructure across the continent. At African Mining Week (AMW)…
South Africa’s mining sector posted a notable rebound in July 2025, with production rising 4.4% year-on-year, according to the latest preliminary data from Statistics South Africa. The strongest contributors to this upswing were iron ore (up 12.2%, contributing 1.7 percentage…
Sibanye-Stillwater has taken a decisive step toward reshaping its role in the global metals value chain by completing the acquisition of U.S.-based Metallix Refining for a total debt-free consideration of $129 million, including a $78 million provisional equity cash payment.…
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) and UK-based Pallas Resources have launched a 15,000-metre diamond drill campaign across a vast 16,000 km² licence package in Kazakhstan’s Chu-Sarysu Basin marking one of the largest greenfield copper exploration efforts globally in 2025. The Chu-Sarysu…
By Rody Kapinga Ivanhoe Mines is executing a high-stakes recovery at its Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the DRC, deploying four 4.2 MW submersible pumps each capable of evacuating 650 litres per second to dewater flooded western zones and restore access…
Ivanhoe Mines has reported a robust second quarter (Q2) 2025 performance, anchored by a profit of $35 million and adjusted EBITDA of $123 million, with $128 million attributable to the Kamoa-Kakula copper joint venture. The company now holds a commanding…
As a coalition of more than fifteen strategic lithium projects including Rio Tinto’s Jadar, Fortum Hydromet Harjavalta, and RockTech Lithium’s Guben converter sends a formal letter to the European Commission, concerns are mounting: regulatory uncertainty is stifling investment and jeopardizing…
