Capital is flowing into new exploration projects, while government has committed R600 million to support junior explorers.

The industry remains a crucial driver of the country’s foreign exchange and employment, particularly in PGMs and gold.

A South African diamond mine is being shut down after a mudslide trapped five miners underground and the company says they are presumed dead.

South African miners were unhappy with their poor performance. Mining production grew by only 0.1% in 2025. This followed a 0.5% gain in 2024 and no change in 2023. Mining production has in fact ...

Pan African Resources PLC is a mid-tier, under followed South African focused gold producer. The company is the market leader in extracting low-cost gold from tailings heaps. Management has an ...

Amnesty International and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) intervened Monday on behalf of Zambian residents in an appeal of a case against a South African mining company. South Africa’s ...

South Africa’s mining minister criticized DR Congo for signing a minerals deal with the US, saying it threatened the sovereignty of the continent’s states by intensifying the scramble for Africa’s ...

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According to Mzila Mthenjane, CEO of the Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA), growth in the mining sector will revitalise the South African economy and job creation. However, the sector’s growth ...

Mining built South Africa once. With clarity, confidence, and coherent policy, mining can help to build South Africa’s future ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to help police fight illegal mining and gang violence.