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SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, at the official commencement of production at the Ivanplats Platreef Mine, Mokopane, Limpopo (18/11/2025)
18th November 2025 The inauguration of the Platreef concentrator plant at Mogalakwena is taking place as South Africa is positioning itself as a strategic partner in... →
New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting ‘meeting and beating’ all expectations 
By: Martin Creamer 8th September 2025 Development of the innovative new mining method for narrow tabular steep dipping orebodies and the mobile tunnel boring to enable it are both going... →
Decentralised renewable energy for agriculture in Malawi
8th April 2025 Malawi's agricultural sector is critical to its economy, employing around 77% of the population and accounting for 23% of gross domestic product... →
Master Drilling pays nigh-R100m dividend, moves needle on South Africa’s mining front
By: Martin Creamer 25th March 2025 Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg... →
‘Very promising’ narrow-reef boring technology nearing rollout stage, ARM reports
By: Martin Creamer 12th March 2025 The rollout of new narrow-reef boring technology, which has the potential to boost platinum group metal (PGM) grades, lower unit costs, enhance... →
Western Johannesburg’s gold endowment set for upliftment by new CEO appointment
By: Martin Creamer 28th November 2024 Developing gold mining company West Wits Mining, which is reinvigorating the gold mining prospects west of Johannesburg with its Witwatersrand... →
African Rainbow Minerals crowns grade as king, declares war on reef waste on PGMs front 
By: Martin Creamer 26th September 2024 Two acronyms were drummed into new mining entrants in the days of yore – GIK and WAR. GIK is short for ‘grade is king’ and at the opposite end of... →
High hopes for potentially game-changing technology at platinum group metal mines
By: Martin Creamer 2nd July 2024 Development of an innovative new mining method for narrow tabular steep dipping orebodies has reached an advanced stage after four years of effort.... →
