South Africa’s mining industry will “certainly push back strongly” against Eskom’s proposed tariff hikes, says Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) chief economist Hugo Pienaar. If granted, Eskom’s ...

The closure of the Lebombo border post, a vital export route to Mozambique, is another setback for South Africa’s struggling ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has described the mining industry as a “sunrise industry” that is ...

In South Africa, Jubilee Metals lifted chrome concentrate output by by 8% to 455 381 tons, exceeding its targeted production ...

Additionally, the Maputo port—a major hub for South African chrome exports— is now closed to cargo ... manufacturing, tourism ...

Johannesburg — More than 4,000 miners locked in a standoff with South African authorities over illegal mining were believed ...

The case of Samancor, the second-biggest chrome mining company in the world ... at the cost of long-term development. Once a South African-owned industrial powerhouse, Samancor was allegedly ...

The South African mining industry is diversifying from the gold mining era to an industry with a diverse range of mineral ...

While Zimbabwe has taken steps to ban chrome-ore exports in favour of beneficiation, vast ore volumes are leaving South ...

Chrome ore prices continued to decline in October. As of November 11, the average price of South African 40-42% chrome concentrate was 55.5 yuan/mtu, down 2.5 yuan/mtu from the beginning of the month.

Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...