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Sibanye-Stillwater Q1 2025 operating results ‘pleasing’/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2505/773076-240x135.jpg?1" width="240" height="135" alt="Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater says there are many “pleasing aspects from the Q1 2025 operating results. Pictured: Driefontein Mine. (Image: Sibanye-Stillwater)" align="left"><br><span >Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater says there are many “pleasing aspects from the Q1 2025 operating results. Pictured: Driefontein Mine. (Image: Sibanye-Stillwater)&lt;/span><p>Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater says there are many &#x201c;pleasing aspects from the Q1 2025 operating results which reinforce the positive trends which were evident in the Group's operating and financial performance for H2 2024&#x201d;.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sibanye-stillwater-q1-2025-operating-results-pleasing-817373a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257579">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Downward mining input cost trends suprising given volatility in economy/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2505/772299-240x135.jpg?2" width="240" height="135" alt="Source: © LinkedIn In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz" align="left"><br><span >Source: © LinkedIn [[https://www.linkedin.com/ Linkedin]] In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz&lt;/span><p>With March data completing the first quarter, Q1 2025 input costs averaged 3.6% y-o-y. While this is higher than the subdued 2.7% recorded in Q4 2024, the outcome is unsurprising given volatility in both the domestic and global economy, much of which has intensified since January.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/downward-mining-input-cost-trends-suprising-given-volatility-in-economy-362028a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257373">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Botswana&amp;#x2019;s Mupane Gold Mine to be sold/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2505/772276-240x135.jpg?1" width="240" height="135" alt="Park Village Auctions and Auction IT have issued a Request For Offers for Botswana’s Mupane Gold Mine, currently in liquidation (Image supplied)" align="left"><br><span >Park Village Auctions and Auction IT have issued a Request For Offers for Botswana’s Mupane Gold Mine, currently in liquidation (Image supplied)&lt;/span><p>Mupane Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd is to be sold as per Park Village Auctions&#x2019; and Auction IT&#x2019;s &#x201c;Request for Offers&#x201d;, recently published on behalf of the liquidator.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/botswanas-mupane-gold-mine-to-be-sold-140876a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257368">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2505/772109-240x135.jpg?1" width="240" height="135" alt="Source: © Impact SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa" align="left"><br><span >Source: © Impact [[https://impacttransform.org/ Impact]] SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa&lt;/span><p>Artisanal mining often occurs close to an operating mine, even to access the same deposit. In many parts of Africa, illegal artisanal miners mine tailings storage facilities (TSFs) and rock dumps, which pose a significant risk to the management of tailings dams.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/illegal-mining-a-key-risk-to-in-the-management-of-tailings-dams-and-mine-closure-817583a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257319">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2504/772058.png" width="240" height="135" alt="All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!" align="left"><p>Over the next few months, the Biz editorial calendar will be heating up as we get behind our annual lineup of Content Features, ideal for both content contributors and sponsors!</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/all-about-you-putting-you-in-youth-month-on-biz-362078a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257303">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
African Mining Week: Role of infrastructure to unlock mining potential/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2504/771249-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/railway%20track/ Pexels]]&lt;/span><p>As Africa expands its regional corridors with major rail and port projects, African Mining Week 2025 in Cape Town from Wednesday, 1 October 2025 to Friday, 3 October 2025 will showcase the critical role of infrastructure in unlocking mining potential and driving industry investment.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/african-mining-week-role-of-infrastructure-to-unlock-mining-potential-362688a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257083">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
YDE and Actis Acts launch ‘Lumen30’ to train 30 South African youths in solar energy installation/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2504/771704.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="YDE and Actis Acts launch 'Lumen30' to train 30 South African youths in solar energy installation" align="left"><p>Yellow Door Energy (&#x201c;YDE&#x201d;), the leading renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) for businesses in the Middle East and Africa, and Actis Acts, a charitable organisation under global sustainable infrastructure investor Actis, officially launch Project YDE Lumen30, a corporate social responsibility (&#x201c;CSR&#x201d;) initiative in South Africa.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/yde-and-actis-acts-launch-lumen30-to-train-30-south-african-youths-in-solar-energy-installation-362358a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257133">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Copper and iron ore give Anglo American a strong start to the year/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2504/771596-240x135.jpg?1" width="240" height="135" alt="Source: © Anglo American Kumba Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025" align="left"><br><span >Source: © Anglo American Kumba [[https://www.angloamericankumba.com/ Anglo American Kumba]] Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025&lt;/span><p>Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year, with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/copper-and-iron-ore-give-anglo-american-a-strong-start-to-the-year-817873a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257179">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2504/771287-240x135.png?1" width="240" height="135" alt="Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent" align="left"><br><span >Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine [[https://www.miningnewszambia.com/ Mining Zambia Magazine]] On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent&lt;/span><p>Recently, tailings dams, which store the often toxic by-products of mining operations, have been failing at an alarming rate, with five major tailings dam failures globally in the first quarter of 2025.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/earth-day-spotlights-importance-of-environmental-management-of-tailing-dams-039335a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=257097">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Local EV startup Zimi gets R6m backing to pioneer vehicle-to-grid tech in SA/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2504/770895.png" width="240" height="135" alt="Local EV startup Zimi gets R6m backing to pioneer vehicle-to-grid tech in SA" align="left"><p>Zimi, a local provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for fleets, has received R6m in grant funding from the EEP Africa Trust Fund to support its V2G Integration of Electric Vehicles in South Africa project, an initiative aimed at unlocking the potential of EVs to supply power back to homes, businesses, and the national grid.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/local-ev-startup-zimi-gets-r6m-backing-to-pioneer-vehicle-grid-tech-in-sa-470299a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=256985">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>