Resources Watch

27 Aug 2025

Resources Watch

Resources Watch

Welcome to Creamer Media’s Resources Watch, a weekly video round-up of the events and people making and shaping the news in the mining industry.

This week:

DRDGOLD investing R7.8bn in Big Five growth projects as part of Vision 2028

Exxaro spending R5.2bn on coal mine expansion, R4.7bn on wind farm project

And, Filling solution increases tyre safety, efficiency

 

DRDGOLD has outlined its plans to invest around R7.8-billion in its Big Five capital growth projects, two on the well-established East Rand and three on the fast developing Far West Rand.

DRDGOLD COO Jaco Schoeman...

 

Exxaro Resources will be spending R5.2-billion on a life-of-mine expansion project at its Matla colliery and R4.7-billion on the development of the 140 MW Karreebosch wind energy project.

Exxaro CEO Ben Magara...

 

The chances of a tyre blowout occurring with underground mechanised equipment used in the mining of platinum group metals in Africa can be “100% mitigated” using global tyre filling solutions provider Carlisle TyrFil’s flatproofing technology.

 

Carlisle TyrFil Africa business manager Walter Roux...

 

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Edited by Creamer Media Reporter