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CADASTRE

Mining hopes clouded by cadastre concerns

Mining companies are losing patience as licensing system delays and policy uncertainty threaten South Africa’s revival

  • David McKay
8 min read
Gwede Mantashe. Picture: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo.
COMMODITIES

The canary in the mine: why South Africa’s exploration plunge matters

Mining exploration spend ebbed to R781m in 2024 from over R6bn in 2006. Only big changes to a contested new mining bill will break the slump

  • Tim Cohen
  • Rob Rose
6 min read
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CRITICAL MINERALS

Inside the Renergen ASPI deal

Renergen surprised the market with news of a proposed merger with Nasdaq-listed ASP Isotopes. It’s had a galvanising effect on the company’s shares

  • Giulietta Talevi
6 min read