Alternative exploration and development financing – tokenising
By Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp The need for alternative fund raising in mining based on new and alternative platforms is increasingly being explored, with varying degrees of success. […]
What SA’s tougher carbon tax means for high-emission industries
Supplied by Latita Africa The South African government’s ‘carrot and stick’ approach to carbon emissions is going to feature more stick and less carrot in the coming years, as the incentives become less generous and [...]
Africa’s junior miners: Stuck in the study phase while the world calls for critical minerals?
By Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp, for African Mining, Mining incorporating Mining Mirror The global clamour for critical minerals – copper, uranium, Rare Earth Elements (REEs) – echoes across the African continent, a continent undeniably rich [...]
Managing mining risk in a rapidly transforming world
Supplied by Aon Aon’s Global Mining Practice leader, Paul Pryor, unpacks Aon’s latest report – Connected Perspectives: Better Decisions on Risk Capital and Human Capital for Mining Organisations – highlighting the key challenges facing the [...]
Improving mining infrastructure for economic growth
By Nomsa Mbere and Rita Spalding, partners at Webber Wentzel Infrastructure is a bellwether of a country’s potential for economic growth. Governments that spend on infrastructure give themselves the best chance to succeed, while underinvestment [...]
SLPS – seriously lacking promotion, sensibly leading to problems
By Merlita Kennedy, partner and Jared Ishmael, senior associate at Webber Wentzel In February 2024, the Annual Mining Indaba took place in Cape Town South Africa, where the mining industry’s technical brains, financial brawn and [...]
The future of mineral exploration – contributions from Africa
Primary author, Patrick Richards, geologist and Mineral Project analyst and contributing authors, Teboho Sebetlela, geologist and manager and Neil McKenna, geologist and director – Deloitte Technical Mining Advisory. With a pronounced upsurge in interest in [...]
Evolution of blockchain-based digital currencies to real-world use cases
By Wiehann Olivier partner and head of Fintech & Digital Assets at Mazars in South Africa The advent of blockchain-based digital currencies, inaugurated by the launch of the Bitcoin blockchain, represented a paradigm shift in [...]
Saudi Arabia investing in African mining
By Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has not only increased investment in their own mining sector, but has expanded internationally, with more project involvement in Africa. […]
Carbon-neutral future – at what cost?
Contributed by Infrastructure Finance Advisory Services at Mazars in South Africa European organisations have spearheaded the establishment of two key renewable energy funds in Southern Africa: the SA-H2 Fund in South Africa and the SDG [...]