MRF - Merafe Resources Ltd
Merafe is listed on the JSE Ltd. in the General Mining sector under the share code MRF. Currently, the main focus of Merafe's business is on the 20.5% participation of its wholly owned subsidiary, Merafe Ferrochrome and Mining (Pty) Ltd., in the earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture (the Venture), in which Glencore has a 79.5% participation. Merafe and Glencore South Africa operations (Glencore) formed the Venture in July 2004 when the companies pooled their chrome operations to create the largest ferrochrome producer in the world.
Merafe Resources Ltd through its wholly owned subsidiary, Merafe Ferrochrome and Mining Proprietary Limited, participates in chrome mining and the beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome. The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture (Venture) operates five ferrochrome smelters,...
Merafe Resources Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Merafe Resources is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “MRF”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:MRF is ZAE000060000. Merafe Resources Ltd is currently the 170th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 3.35 billion, which is about 0.016% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
Last Trading Results | |
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Opening Price | |
Day’s Low Price | 1.33 |
Day’s High Price | 1.36 |
Traded Volume | 1.64M |
Number of Deals | 37 |
Gross Turnover | 2.19M |
Growth & Valuation | |
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Earnings Per Share | 0.4290 |
Price/Earning Ratio | 3.12 |
Dividend Per Share | 0.28 |
Dividend Yield | 20.9% |
Shares Outstanding | 2.5B |
Market Capitalization | 3.35B |
MRF Stock Market Performance
1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
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+3.08% | +4.69% | +19.6% |
6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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-6.94% | -5.63% | -4.29% |
The current share price of Merafe Resources Ltd (MRF) is ZAR 1.36. MRF closed its last trading day (Monday, July 14, 2025) at 1.34 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Merafe Resources began the year with a share price of 1.40 ZAR but has since lost 4.29% off that price valuation, ranking it 295th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Merafe Resources is the 47th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Apr 10 - Jul 14, 2025). MRF has traded a total volume of 98.3 million shares—in 3,406 deals—valued at ZAR 117 million over the period, with an average of 1.56 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 8.41 million was achieved on May 29th, and a low of 14,830 on July 9th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Merafe Resources on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
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2025-07-14 | 556,792 | 1.34 | ||
2025-07-11 | 1,640,537 | 1.34 | +0.05 | +3.88% |
2025-07-10 | 51,794 | 1.29 | +0.01 | +0.78% |
2025-07-09 | 14,830 | 1.28 | -0.01 | -0.78% |
2025-07-08 | 306,391 | 1.29 | -0.01 | -0.77% |
2025-07-07 | 220,774 | 1.30 | -0.01 | -0.76% |
2025-07-04 | 38,806 | 1.31 | ||
2025-07-03 | 617,716 | 1.31 | ||
2025-07-02 | 940,312 | 1.31 | -0.02 | -1.50% |
2025-07-01 | 331,696 | 1.33 |
Profile of Merafe Resources Ltd.
Merafe Resources Ltd. operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Mining industry.
Factsheet of Merafe Resources Ltd.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Mining
- Address
- Building B Second Floor, Ballyoaks Office Park, 35 Ballyclare Drive, Bryanston, 2191
- Telephone
- 011 783-4780
MRF Industrial Market Competitors
Merafe Resources Ltd., issuers of the MRF stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Mining industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
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SSW | Sibanye Stillwater Limited | 109B | 38.50 | +157% |
NPH | Northam Platinum Holdings | 81B | 202.35 | +108% |
ANG | Anglogold Ashanti Ltd | 431B | 853.10 | +103% |
GFI | Gold Fields Ltd | 387B | 432.18 | +74.9% |
HAR | Harmony GM Co Ltd | 164B | 257.73 | +71% |
VAL | Valterra Platinum Ltd | 229B | 863.43 | +51.8% |
PAN | Pan African Resource plc | 28.9B | 12.36 | +50.9% |
DRD | DRD Gold Ltd | 21.4B | 24.74 | +49.7% |
THA | Tharisa plc | 6.34B | 20.96 | +29.2% |
ARI | African Rainbow Min Ltd | 40B | 180.47 | +20% |