Hummingbird to miss first quarter production target at Kouroussa
SHARES in Hummingbird Resources hit their lowest ever level after the UK-listed company announced it had delayed commercial production from Kouroussa, a gold mine...
Pressure to stay on platinum, says Johnson Matthey
The platinum market will stay in surplus during 2011 and 2012, despite modest supply growth from South Africa, according to the latest research from Johnson Matthey.
Ghana tensions complicate Gold Fields/AngloGold JV
ON paper concluding a proposed joint venture in Ghana with AngloGold Ashanti looks like an early 'easy win' for Mike Fraser in his first...
Gold exports from Tanzania rise 42% in year to November on...
HIGHER pricing and an increase in volumes saw Tanzania's earnings from gold exports rise 42% in the year to November, said Reuters.
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Chamber lodges second interdict after Zwane refuses to blink
THE South African government's latest mining regulatory shock is to make a wholly unsurprising appearance in court after the Chamber of Mines filed an urgent application...
Wesizwe Platinum to cut jobs at “bloated” Bakubung mine
THE jobs bloodbath in South Africa's platinum group metal (PGM) sector worsened on Monday after Wesizwe Platinum said it planned to restructure its "bloated"...
Mantashe delivers clear as mud response on Mining Charter, asks for...
SOUTH Africa's Minister of Minerals and Energy, Gwede Mantashe gave an open-ended answer to the question whether his department would be appealing the recent...
Japan anxious over rare earth supplies
Japan's Trade Minister Akihiro Ohata will visit China as soon as possible to talk to officials there to secure supply of rare earth minerals.
Anglo expansion of Minas Rio faces legal challenge from Minas Gerais...
STATE prosecutors in Brazil filed a lawsuit on March 3 requesting that Anglo American's licence to expand a mining dam be suspended, said Reuters.
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Gordhan slaps down Mantashe “overthrow” comments in belated defence of Eskom...
SOUTH Africa's Public Enterprises minister, Pravin Gordhan flew to the defence of outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, saying at a press conference today...