By Heleen Tshibumbu, specialist journalist and technical writer. South Africa’s energy transition isn’t about choosing coal or renewables; it’s about finding a pragmatic balance. At the 2025 Coal and Energy Transition Day, experts shared a [...]
By Sharyn Macnamara On 25 and 26 June 2025, the 4th Annual Mine Security Conference addressed the scourge of illegal mining and illicit trafficking of precious metals in Africa. Collaborative wins and what we are [...]
Sue Griffith, field support supervisor, Martin Engineering, brings organisational expertise to demonstrate how partnerships can enhance operational efficiency and reduce operational costs in bulk handling operations. […]
By Matt Long, director and chief customer officer, MaxMine The global shift towards renewable energy significantly increases the demand for precious metals. With abundant natural resources such as gold, silver, cobalt, copper, lithium and uranium, [...]
Focusing specifically on South Africa’s mining sector, the potential for regional beneficiation (mineral processing) offers a solution to mitigate job losses within the industry. Based on a BCG* report projecting a critical mineral shortage over [...]
By Sharyn Macnamara Lindsay Shand (LS), partner at SRK Consulting in South Africa, recently unpacked the ICMM Water Stewardship Maturity Framework at the SAIMM ESG in the Minerals Industry Conference in October 2024. In an [...]
Lindsay Shand, partner and principal environmental geologist at SRK Consulting. Supplied by SRK Consulting By Sharyn Macnamara Lindsay Shand (LS), partner at SRK Consulting in South Africa, recently unpacked the ICMM Water Stewardship [...]
Compiled by Sharyn Macnamara With the help of smart tech, Harmony invests to re-invigorate an ailing economy in SA’s North West province. […]
By Sharyn Macnamara In part two of our series, junior and emerging miners share their experiences and call a ‘spade a spade’ at the Mazars and the African Mining, incorporating Mining Mirror publication round table [...]
By Sharyn Macnamara Mining exploration in South Africa, key to the survival of the mining sector and by extension the economy, has lagged for the past 20 years. Junior and emerging mining is essential to [...]
