As one of the largest mining schools in the world, the School of Mining Engineering at Wits University in Johannesburg has a new head – and his eye is on breaking into the ranks of the top ten mining institutions globally.

The transaction was finalised on 03 June 2025 following the fulfilment of certain conditions, including approvals from the Competition Commission. Khwelamet, a subsidiary of Khwela Capital, jointly owned by Menar Capital and Ntiso Investment Holdings, hopes to bolster South Africa’s ferromanganese output and support the country’s reindustrialisation efforts by reviving the complex.

Metals Focus, a leading precious metals consultancy, has published its Gold Focus 2025, offering a comprehensive analysis of the global gold market. This flagship annual report includes historical, supply-demand data from 2016 to 2024 and provides a detailed forecast for 2025.

Jubilee, a diversified metals producer with operations in South Africa and Zambia, announces the receipt of a conditional binding offer from a private mining and metals trading company to acquire the Group’s chrome and PGM operations in South Africa for a consideration of up to US$90 million (Binding Offer). The Binding Offer is subject to a number of customary conditions including entering into final agreements (Definitive Agreements) and obtaining shareholder approval for any agreed transaction.

As the global energy transition accelerates, demand for copper – a critical material in renewable energy, battery storage and electricity transmission – is rising sharply. However, according to McKinsey’s latest report, Chasing the Lost Copper: Global Scrap and its Role in Decarbonization, the industry could face a 3.6 million metric tons (mt) shortfall in refined copper by 2035, putting supply chains under increasing strain. The report highlights that increasing circularity in copper recycling will be essential for both supply security and emissions reduction.