De Beers keen on SA expansion as Mantashe bemoans “holes” left...
DE Beers was exploring for more diamonds in South Africa that would extend its operations beyond the recently expanded Venetia mine in the country's...
Universal Coal issues bullish earnings, growth forecast amid takeover bid
SYDNEY-listed Universal Coal has delivered an upbeat assessment of its short-term prospects saying it would lift pre-tax earnings 29% to A$93m for the 2019...
Ghana finally acts against illegals at AngloGold’s Obuasi mine
Order is finally being restored at AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi mine in Ghana after up to 12,000 illegal miners invaded the operation in January this...
MPRDA amendment calls for black-control of small-scale mining
SMALL scale miners must be black-controlled in order to apply for a mining permit according to a proposed amendment to the Minerals & Petroleum...
Pretorius may ask DRDGold board to consider hedging volatile rand
DRDGOLD CEO, Niël Pretorius, said he wanted to raise the question of gold or currency hedging contracts at the firm's next board meeting as...
Botswana Diamonds gains 11% as excitement grows for SA prospect...
BOTSWANA Diamonds said an early assessment of its South African kimberlite prospect Thorny River resembled Marsfontein - one of the richest diamond mines in...
Sibanye stays axe over Beatrix West
Sibanye Gold stayed the axe over two-thirds of the 3,000 employees potentially affected by restructuring at its Beatrix mine in the Free State province.
Botswana enlists Lazard for ambitious De Beers takeover
BOTSWANA has appointed Lazard to advise on acquiring control of diamond giant De Beers, following Qatar's recent $12bn investment pledge to the southern African...
Absa to take stake in Kibo’s 300MW coal to power project
SOUTH African bank Absa is to take an equity stake in an Tanzanian coal-to-power development project which is being built by Kibo Mining, a...
‘SA mines grab debate skewed by race’
A survey shows a sharp racial divide on support for or disagreement with the nationalisation of SA's mines.