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NOA helps Tronox decarbonise its South African operations with 25-yr energy supply agreement

Published: 06 Jun 24

Local integrated energy company NOA Group Holdings has entered into a 25-year energy supply agreement with NYSE-listed titanium dioxide pigment manufacturer Tronox Holdings for its South African operating sites. Under the terms of the agreement, NOA will supply Tronox’s operations in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape with 497 GWh of renewable energy.

SolGold inks exploitation contract for Ecuador copper and gold mine

Published: 06 Jun 24

Dual-listed SolGold has signed an exploitation contract for its flagship Cascabel copper and gold project, in Ecuador. The signing follows successful contractual negotiations and approval of the term sheet by the Ecuador government in July last year.

Copper’s spike isn’t justified by fundamentals, Trafigura says

Published: 06 Jun 24

Copper’s recent surge to a record wasn’t justified by real-world supply and demand, according to Trafigura Group — the top copper trader and usually one of the market’s most bullish voices. “Prices of non-ferrous metals have moved much higher than fundamentals in the physical spot market might indicate or justify, especially for copper,” Trafigura chief economist Saad Rahim wrote in a commentary accompanying the trader’s first half results on Thursday.

Botswana President President Mokgweetsi Masisi

Botswana may raise De Beers stake as Anglo weighs spin-off

Published: 06 Jun 24

The Botswana government may raise its shareholding in global diamond miner De Beers, President Mokgweetsi Masisi told JCK News, after parent company Anglo American said it plans to spin off or sell the business. The government owns a 15% stake in De Beers and Botswana accounts for 70% of the company's annual rough diamond supply.

Seifsa calls on political parties to prioritise the interests of the country

Published: 06 Jun 24

As political parties continue to engage with each other to form coalition partnerships, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says it joins the broader business community in emphasising the importance of prioritising the interests of the country over narrow political interest. “We strongly urge the negotiating partners to take heed of South Africa’s priorities which at this stage include: the public debt trajectory, which will be influenced by maintaining a prudent fiscal path and consolidation; the need for macroeconomic stability; the importance of investor confidence; and sound public-private partnerships,” it says.

Belgium's King Philippe and Namibian President Ngangolo Mbumba on a site visit at the Cleanenergy Solutions green hydrogen project in Namibia

Namibia’s audacious plan to become a global green hydrogen hub

Published: 06 Jun 24

Early in May, King Philippe of Belgium was on the edge of the Namib desert to inaugurate a project that aims to help decarbonize European industry, and which might just enable one of Africa’s smallest economies to hit the clean-energy big time. It was a humble start for such grand designs, as Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba hosted the king at an unfinished site near the port of Walvis Bay on the southern Atlantic Ocean, the baking rust-colored dunescape silent except for an occasional truck passing on the new roadway.

A wind turbine and a fossil fuel-powered plant

Investment in clean energy to reach $2tr this year, outpacing investment in fossil fuels

Published: 06 Jun 24

Investment in clean energy technologies will climb to $2-trillion this year, almost double the amount spent on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Two-thirds of the record $3-trillion invested in energy sources in 2024 will be devoted to sectors such as renewables, electric vehicles, nuclear power, grids, storage and efficiency, even as higher financing costs hinder projects, the Paris-based agency said. The remaining $1-trillion will go to coal, gas and oil — a level that’s still too high to conform with global climate goals.

Sibanye to engage with Kroondal employees following end of illegal sit-in

Published: 06 Jun 24

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater says it will engage with employees and representative unions at its Kroondal mine now that an illegal underground sit-in by employees at the Kwezi shaft at the mine has come to an end. Sibanye reports that all employees had exited the Kwezi shaft and returned to surface by mid-afternoon on Wednesday.

Peru authorises Barrick to explore mining at southern border

Published: 06 Jun 24

Peru's government has authorised miner Barrick Gold to carry out mining explorations in the country's southern border area, the prime minister announced on Wednesday. Peru's constitution requires foreign private investment within 50 km of the country's border to be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

London gold body reviews purity concerns about Indonesian state miner

Published: 06 Jun 24

The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said it is reviewing allegations involving Indonesian state miner Aneka Tambang (Antam) over the purity of its gold products. Indonesia's Attorney General Office has named six former general managers at Antam's Precious Metal Processing and Refining Business Unit as suspects for alleged misuse of Antam's stamping service.