Tag: Metals
New MD for SRK Consulting (SA)
Andrew van Zyl has been appointed as managing director of SRK Consulting (SA), the South African arm of the global SRK network of consulting engineering practices. He is also a member...
Billionaires turn to Google Maps-type app to scour earth for cobalt
A coalition of billionaires led by Bill Gates has thrown its financial weight behind a startup hoping to build a “Google Maps for the earth’s crust” to hunt for new sources...
Manufacturing sector exceeds expectations
Data released today by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) showed that manufacturing production in South Africa increased 1.5% year-on-year in August of 2017, better than market expectations of a 0.05% drop.
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Australian metals firm Orion lists on the JSE
Australian base metals firm Orion Minerals, with an active exploration and development programme in South Africa, yesterday listed in the gold mining sector on the main board of the JSE.
The company...
Seifsa calls for stakeholder collaboration to reverse contraction in metals sector
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) said on Thursday that the contraction in the metals and engineering sector was a concern not only for the manufacturing industry,...
Platinum Group Metals evaluates opportunities for synergies
Dual-listed Platinum Group Metals has received several expressions of interest for the Maseve Mine assets and is evaluating them at both asset and corporate levels.
Strategic alternatives update
Platinum Group Metals...