A tailings dam collapse at Samancor Dikwena has cut access to nearby mine shafts, swept away vehicles, and knocked out Eskom power lines near Brits. Satellite analysis and experts point to delayed rai...

They argue that jobs and training will “restore dignity, stability, and growth in our communities”.

A Chinese consortium is developing a 100-megawatt solar power project in South Africa’s Limpopo Province to provide renewable energy to Samancor Chrome, one of the region’s largest minerals-processing...

South African utility Eskom on Friday said regulator Nersa has approved an interim discounted ​power tariff for struggling ferrochrome producers Samancor ‌Chrome and a joint venture between Glencore and Merafe Resources.

A tailings dam collapse at Samancor Dikwena has cut access to nearby mine shafts, swept away vehicles, and knocked out Eskom power lines near Brits. Satellite analysis and experts point to delayed rai...

The Brits tailings disaster raises an urgent question: what happens to the communities around a mine when the water turns toxic? On the evening of 13 August 2026, the wall of a tailings dam at Samancor Chrome's Dikwena operation near Brits…

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo have conducted a joint oversight visit to ferrochrome and manganese producer Samancor’s Dikwena Chrome facility, in Brits, in the North West, following the structural collapse of a sidewall at the mine’s tailings facility that occurred on August 13. During the visit, the Ministers met with mine management, received a briefing on the operational dynamics surrounding the event and inspected the affected area to evaluate environmental impacts and infrastructure disruptions.

The aftermath of the TSF failure at the Samancor Dikwena Chrome Mine tailings storage facility near Brits. Image released by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources on social media.

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The dam wall collapse responsible for the TSF failure at the Samancor Dikwena tailings storage facility near Brits. Still from a video collected by Iaan Myburgh.

Ramathuba also visited the Fetakgomo Tubatse Special Economic Zone to examine the project’s progress.

The new tariff will see Samancor Chrome and Glencore's joint venture with Merafe Resources paying 62c...

Nersa has approved Eskom’s application to cut the electricity tariffs of two ferrochrome smelters by more than a third for the next 12 months.

They argue that jobs and training will “restore dignity, stability, and growth in our communities”.

A major restructuring plan by South African ferrochrome producer Samancor Chrome could place more than 2,400 jobs at risk as the company moves to cut costs and stabilize its operations