Industry Analysis

Statistics South Africa has announced an increase in mining output by 2,4% year-on-year in January 2018 boosted by iron ore and other non-metallic minerals. According to the Stats SA figures,...

The closure of platinum mines in South Africa is likely to lead to the reduction in the global platinum production. The World Platinum Investment Council’s (WPIC) Platinum Quarterly projects that...

By: Terence Corrigan As the year begins, there is little for South Africa's unemployed to celebrate. With an unemployment rate sitting at historic highs, and nothing in the country's current...

File: Roger Baxter, CEO, Chamber of Mines of South Africa. Photo: Access Africa The findings of a recently concluded Chamber of Mines (CoM) survey indicate that if South Africa’s mining industry...

Nigeria Mining week: Picture by PwC Nigeria's Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has attributed the recent growth in the mining sector and the improvement in the...

According to PwC’s Mine 2017 report (www.PwC.com), the world’s Top 40 miners recovered from a race to the bottom, with bolstered balance sheets and a return to profitability in 2016,...