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Ministers Mantashe, Ramokgopa and Mgcina join Mintek and the Council for Geoscience in opening Steenkampskraal plant as South Africa moves from laboratory breakthrough to [...]

As Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) focuses on delivering the first production of a high-grade thorium and rare earth deposit in the Western Cape, newly appointed SMM Chief Operating Officer (COO) Aiden Schoonbee will oversee the project’s execution into full production and the [...]

Steenkampskraal’s high-grade deposit positions the country as a global rare earth leader In the heart of the Western Cape, Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine is redefining [...]

FROM LEFT: Dr Molefi  Motuku, CEO of Mintek; Dr Enock Mathebula, Executive Chairman Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM); and Loyiso Tyabashe, Group CEO of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) CAPE TOWN, 23 June 2026 South [...]