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A digital screen sits on a conference center wall on the opening day of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. With many miners battling to stay afloat, fewer are willing to shell out 1,140 pounds ($1,641) for the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference in South Africa and business-class airfare. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mining Indaba: Africa sits in prime seat to benefit from minerals for renewable energies

The continent is rich in metals for the energy transition such as cobalt, copper, nickel, graphite, graphite vanadium and platinum group metals

New frontier: A variety of species occur in a deep ecosystem. The seafloor is threatened by mining even though there are enough materials on land and through battery recycling. Photo: Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Deep seabed mining a threat to Africa’s coral reefs

The deep oceans are a fragile final frontier, largely unknown and untouched but mining companies and governments — other than those in Africa — are eying its mineral riches

No sympathy for metals bargaining council amid financial difficulties

Small metal and engineering businesses say the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council’s end will be its own doing.

China tests Glasenberg’s mettle

But the resourceful CEO has been hailed for paring debt and cutting Glencore spending.

Metal industry turmoil intensifies

A dispute over union membership numbers is holding up the extension of the wage agreement.

Prime payout: Recycling beverage cans could pump millions of rands into the country’s informal economy. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Wealth of metal at our fingertips

A switch to aluminium cans is set to revolutionise the informal scrap and recycling industries in SA.

Professors Cobus Kriek of North-West University and Vijay Ramani of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago at the metal vapour deposition equipment.

Conversion of metals to reduce harmful chemicals

The ultimate goal is to find catalysts that can convert harmful gaseous emissions to useful chemical components.

Mobile phones contain more than 40 natural elements.

Demand for metals may increase

Unep suggests using the expertise of mining companies — often seen as the environmental villains — to improve recycling.

Amcu had called the protected strike after the company on  handed 3 300 employees dismissal notices. (Reuters)

Ten things about platinum

The Mail & Guardian brings you ten facts about the precious metal – platinum.

Dropping BHP-Rio dream ‘disappointing’

BHP Billiton chair Don Argus said the group’s decision to drop its plans to pursue rival Rio Tinto is "disappointing after many months of hard work".

Canada’s Platinum Group seeks SA assets

Canada’s Platinum Group Metals is scouting for more mining rights in South Africa, the world’s top platinum producer, and is seeking permits to start construction at its existing…