Mining Wallpost Africa

Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
BHP eyes global copper dominance with Anglo American buyout

If the Anglo American buyout is completed, BHP Group will be a dominant player in critical minerals for the global energy transition.
If the Anglo American buyout is completed, BHP Group will be a dominant player in critical minerals for the global energy transition.
[Lindsey Schutters] Global mining giant BHP Group has made an unsolicited, all-share offer to acquire Anglo American PLC...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA
Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA
[Lindsey Schutters] Lawyers representing the Kabwe community in the lead poisoning class action lawsuit accuse Anglo American of "shocking indifference"...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels
Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels
[Lindsey Schutters] Claimants from Kabwe, Zambia, who are seeking compensation for alleged lead poisoning, have been given leave to appeal a previous court decision...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Sibanye-Stillwater faces PGM headwinds, cuts jobs at ageing mine

Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis
Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis
[Lindsey Schutters] Sibanye-Stillwater has decided to permanently close its 4 Belt shaft at the Marikana operation after failing to restore profitability at the ageing mine...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Harmony Gold strikes landmark five-year wage deal

Harmony Gold has struck a new labour agreement 3 months before the current one lapses.
Harmony Gold has struck a new labour agreement 3 months before the current one lapses.
[Lindsey Schutters] Harmony Gold has secured a landmark five-year wage agreement with its labour unions...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Anglo and Glencore caught in mining market headwinds

Storm clouds circle the PGMs market. Source: DALL-E 3
Storm clouds circle the PGMs market. Source: DALL-E 3
[Lindsey Schutters] Roger Eskinazi, managing director of Tickmill South Africa gives a trader's perspective on the mining market downturn...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Sibanye-Stillwater concludes consultations, shuts shaft to minimise job cuts

The PGM market decline is seeing job cuts across the value chain. Source: DALL-E 3
The PGM market decline is seeing job cuts across the value chain. Source: DALL-E 3
[Lindsey Schutters] Sibanye-Stillwater restructures South African PGM shafts in attempt to avoid large-scale job cuts...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Kumba revenue and profits are up, but job cuts still happening

Kumba revenue and profits are up, but job cuts still happening
[Lindsey Schutters] Anglo's Kumba Iron Ore reported a 3% increase in revenue, but saw a share price plunge when it announced 490 job cuts...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Glencore CEO Gary Nagle provides 2024 forecast after meeting guidance

Glencore had a strong H2 performance in 2023.
Glencore had a strong H2 performance in 2023.
[Lindsey Schutters] Glencore salvaged its 2023 earnings with a strong second half performance to close out the year...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Implats reports lower earnings and production after fatal accident

Implats midyear trading statement shows increased unsold inventory of PGMs.
Implats midyear trading statement shows increased unsold inventory of PGMs.
[Lindsey Schutters] Implats midyear earnings show 20% decline amid PGM market slowdown and safety incidents...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Implats resolves underground protest peacefully

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine. Source: Implats
Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine. Source: Implats
[Lindsey Schutters] Impala Platinum said that all the employees have exited the underground workings and returned safely to surface...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Implats: ‘Illegal underground protest is not only endangering lives but also livelihoods’

Underground at Impala Bafokeng. Source: Impala Platinum
Underground at Impala Bafokeng. Source: Impala Platinum
[Lindsey Schutters] Impala Platinum outlined its response to the strike action in a company statement released on Tuesday night...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Anglo American outlines financial plans, eyes long-term demand growth

An Anglo American employee at the Kumba Iron Ore mine. Anglo signed an MOU with Swedish H2 Green Steel in April to use products from Kumba.
An Anglo American employee at the Kumba Iron Ore mine. Anglo signed an MOU with Swedish H2 Green Steel in April to use products from Kumba.
[Lindsey Schutters] Anglo American provided an update on its 2023 performance and set out capital expenditure and production guidance for the next three years...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
75 injured, 11 fatalities in Impala Rustenburg winder rope incident

Number 11 shaft, Impala Rustenburg. Source: Supplied.
Number 11 shaft, Impala Rustenburg. Source: Supplied.
[Lindsey Schutters] Implats has halted all mining operations at the Rustenburg complex following a safety incident that claimed 11 lives…

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Sibanye-Stillwater buys historic copper mine in Tasmania

Sibanye-Stillwater buys historic copper mine in Tasmania
[Lindsey Schutters] Sibanye-Stillwater exercises its option on the Mt Lyell copper mine and gives notice to shareholders in terms of Section 45(5) of the Companies Act...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'
[Lindsey Schutters] Gold One mine crisis sees over 500 miners trapped underground amid hostage situation...

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Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
#WomensMonth: How Kholo Letsie survives life at a mine

Mining is a tough industry for women. Source: Dominik Vanyi/Unsplash
Mining is a tough industry for women. Source: Dominik Vanyi/Unsplash
[Lindsey Schutters] Kholo Letsie is a consultant industrial engineer at OIM Consulting and is currently a woman coaching male miners to be more effective...

Posted 7 months ago | Like
Lindsey Schutters
SOUTH AFRICA
Sibanye-Stillwater stock tumbles after earnings, still chasing Mopani

Mopani's Mufulira copper mine employs 5,000 people directly. Source: Mopani Copper Mines
Mopani's Mufulira copper mine employs 5,000 people directly. Source: Mopani Copper Mines
[Lindsey Schutters] Sibanye-Stillwater reported a 37% drop in profits for H1 2023, but the company is still pursuing a Mopani copper deal...

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Sindy Peters
SOUTH AFRICA
Mzila Mthenjane to take reins as Minerals Council CEO

Mzila Mthenjane to take reins as Minerals Council CEO
[Sindy Peters] Mthenjane replaces Roger Baxter who will end his nine-year term as CEO at the end of June...

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Sindy Peters
SOUTH AFRICA
Wits, African Rainbow Minerals partner to strengthen research in mining

Wits, African Rainbow Minerals partner to strengthen research in mining
[Sindy Peters] The partnership aims to add value to the industry while also addressing some of its numerous challenges...

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