African Rainbow Minerals
African Rainbow Minerals is a South African diversified mining company with interests in platinum-group metals, iron ore, coal, copper and other minerals. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg and operates mines and projects across South Africa, including platinum operations in Rustenburg and iron ore assets near Kuruman in the Northern Cape. African Rainbow Minerals is listed on the JSE Limited and is part of the Patrice Motsepe business empire, making it one of the country's prominent black-owned mining houses. The company's core operations include platinum production through ARM Platinum, iron ore through Assmang (a joint venture with Assore), and coal assets. It also holds interests in ferroalloy production, including ferrochrome smelting operations. African Rainbow Minerals employs thousands of people and is a significant contributor to South Africa's mining output and export earnings. The company is active in skills development and training initiatives within the mining sector. It maintains memberships in industry bodies such as the Minerals Council South Africa and engages with research institutions including the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. African Rainbow Minerals was established in the late 1990s and has grown through acquisitions, organic expansion and strategic partnerships to become a major player in South Africa's mining landscape.
African Rainbow Minerals Updates
South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out 
By: Martin Creamer 2nd June 2026 Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s... →
Hydrogen mobility, platinum group metals highlighted in North West
By: Martin Creamer 4th May 2026 Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen... →
South Africa’s Master Drilling positioned to capitalise on bull run, CEO reports
By: Martin Creamer 1st April 2026 South Africa’s drilling provider across five continents, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Master Drilling, is well positioned to benefit from... →
ARM’s Bokoni platinum project’s prospects are continuing to excite
By: Martin Creamer 10th March 2026 The definitive feasibility study for the Bokoni platinum group metals (PGM) project is targeted for completion in this half of 2026, followed by an... →
Let’s make South Africa best place, says Motsepe as he bows out as ARM exec chair
By: Martin Creamer 6th March 2026 Let’s make South Africa the best possible place. The future looks very, very bright, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) founder Dr Patrice Motsepe said... →
Increasing renewable-energy use by African Rainbow Minerals
By: Martin Creamer 6th March 2026 Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) made progress toward its renewable-energy ambitions during the half-year, with... →
African Rainbow Minerals expects 65% to 75% rise in basic half-year earnings
By: Martin Creamer 24th February 2026 The basic earnings of South Africa’s African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) for the first half of its 2026 financial year are expected to increase by... →
Motsepe is now ARM’s non-executive chairperson
By: Martin Creamer 16th February 2026 Dr Patrice Motsepe, the founder of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), has retired from his position as executive... →
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