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Not all doom and gloom for mining industry

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Created: Thursday, 14 March 2019 14:00

The South African mining sector is facing many challenges, but regulatory certainty and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration could spell a new dawn for the industry.

While it has been the main driver of the South African economy for many decades, the mining sector is under increasing pressure from rising costs, regulatory uncertainty and waning investor confidence, but there is hope that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government will usher in a new dawn for the industry.

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Another move up world rankings for Wits School of Mining Engineering

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Created: Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:57

13 March 2019 – Johannesburg: The global standing of the School of Mining Engineering at Wits University has been boosted by another step up in the QS World University Rankings – to 13th place in 2019.

Last year, the school had also moved upward in these rankings, reaching the number 15 spot from its 22nd place in 2017. The latest achievement allows it to retain its position as the highest ranked school at Wits University; it is also the only mining school on the African continent to feature in the top 50 mining schools worldwide.

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Global Minerals Professionals Alliance undertakes International Action on Tailings

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Created: Monday, 04 March 2019 09:40

In light of the global challenges faced around mine waste, particularly tailings, the Global Minerals Professionals Alliance (GMPA) will be undertaking ‘Global Action on Tailings’. The initiative was announced at a recent meeting of the GMPA – a collaborative partnership between leading professional organizations for minerals around the world – held in February 2019, in Denver, Colorado in conjunction with the 2019 SME Annual Conference & Expo.

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2019 is a seminal year for investor confidence in South Africa’s mining sector

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Created: Wednesday, 13 February 2019 10:01

2019 is a seminal year for investor confidence in South Africa’s mining sector, and international investors will be closely watching a variety of important issues as they seek the clarity they will need to commit to investments in the country.

With crucial national elections due in May, a debt crisis at state electricity utility Eskom and the country’s new mining charter still pending finalisation, Hulme Scholes, a partner at law firm Malan Scholes, said the need for accountability and transparency in the fight against corruption was critical if international investors were to commit to SA and continue unlocking the country’s vast geological potential.

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Mining Weekly | Africa

15 September 2026

The latest mining world news and project information from Africa. providing updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects. Developments in mining legislation, policies, investments and infrastructure will be highlighted
  • IAEA reports uranium resources adequate to meet growing nuclear fuel demand
    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that global uranium production is increasing, to meet the rising demand from the nuclear energy sector. However, for the longer term, it is necessary for new projects to be developed and come on stream. These findings are in 'Uranium 2026: Resources, Production and Demand', a joint report of the IAEA and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Worldwide, on January 1, 2025 there had been 418 commercial nuclear reactors in operation, with a total generating capacity of 378 GW(e). Fuelling these required some 64 500 tons of uranium (tU) a year (tU/y). There were another 23 reactors, with a total capacity of 19.7 GW(e), in a state of suspended operation.
  • US miner signs Rwanda tungsten deal to grow western supply
    An American miner is partnering with Rwanda’s government to source and process tungsten from the African nation, extending a push to build a Western-aligned supply chain for the strategic metal that reduces reliance on China. Rwanda will take a 25% stake in a local unit of Almonty Industries Inc. by contributing an exploration concession and a processing license, according to a binding agreement disclosed Monday. The Dillon, Montana-based company will maintain the balance of the ownership.
  • Phase 3 is test rail reform, cannot afford to fail, says Manganese Producers Consortium
    The third phase of the August 20-launched Government-Business Partnership for Growth and Jobs names freight logistics as a foundational enabler of growing the economy by 3%-plus and generating a million new jobs by 2030.  “This is a welcome signal and confirms our consistently communicated and strong belief that logistics reforms – and rail reform in particular – are central to South Africa’s growth targets and are not a technical issue alone but rather a fundamental economic driver,” South Africa’s Manganese Producers Consortium has pointed out in a media release to Mining Weekly.