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Manganese battery opportunity highlighted by US grant to South32’s Hermosa project
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2024 The use of manganese in batteries for battery electric vehicles is being increasingly explored, with density, charge, costs and durability being... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South African President, Eulogy at Special Official Funeral of Mr Pravin Gordhan, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre, Ethekwini (19/09/2024)
20th September 2024 Today we bid farewell to a humble servant of the people, Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan. For all his achievements, despite his immense contribution to... →
Stronger-than-ever feasibility thumbs up for R18bn platinum group metals project in Limpopo
By: Martin Creamer 16th September 2024 The latest independent definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project in Limpopo is even more emphatic on... →
Tribute to Pravin Gordhan: Part one – Pravin Gordhan took on the pain of the oppressed as his own
By: Raymond Suttner 16th September 2024 This article is a contribution to the understanding of Pravin Gordhan. It also attempts, albeit in a limited way, to locate him in the context of... →
Pravin Gordhan: a lifetime of service to South Africa – as an activist and then in building the new democracy
16th September 2024 It is hard to give an account of Pravin Gordhan’s political commitment in a few words. The former South African Finance Minister, who has died... →
Cluster mining model promising steady-state advantage for Copper 360
By: Martin Creamer 13th September 2024 Conventional mining typically focuses on a single large operation. In contrast, what is unfolding on South Africa’s Northern Cape Copper Belt is... →
The Just Energy Transition and the labour market in South Africa
By: Econ3x3 12th September 2024 How will the Just Energy Transition affect livelihoods in households dependent on the coal industry in South Africa? Here is a measure of how many... →
Mega gold producer, copper aspirant Harmony flags cost-offsetting silver, uranium value
By: Martin Creamer 5th September 2024 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Harmony, which has 74 years of mining experience in South Africa and two decades in Papua New Guinea (PNG), is... →