Zambia coal-fired plant delayed to 2015
Zambia's first coal-fired power plant in years has been delayed owing to a failure to
win environmental permits on time.
Merafe expects ferrochrome prices to rise
Merafe Resources said ferrochrome prices would rise in the current financial year owing to supply cuts.
West African’s Hyde applauds firm given Burkina Faso’s “political challenges”
WEST African Resources executive chair Richard Hyde applauded his firm's efforts in meeting production guidance in 2022 considering "the political challenges" encountered in Burkina...
PTM, Implats extend study into Waterberg JV in effort to boost...
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) has been given an additional four to five months before making an investment decision on whether to proceed with the Waterberg...
Glencore clinches $6.93bn deal for Teck’s coking coal business
GLENCORE is to buy Canadian group Teck's coal business for $6.93bn which it then intends to demerge and separately with its existing thermal coal...
South32 signs hardship clause with Eskom on coal contract, starts work...
SOUTH32 had begun early work on development of a 1.5 million ton (Mt) to two million ton a year export-dedicated thermal coal mine, the...
What are investors getting in Anglo’s demerged coal play, Thungela Resources?
ON June 7, investors will have a new proposition before them: Thungela Resources, the name given to Anglo American’s soon-to-be demerged thermal coal assets,...
South32 may exit Australian metallurgical coal project, advances Eskom contract talks
SOUTH32 may sell its shares in the Eagle Downs metallurgical coal project in Australia after deciding today to put its development on hold, said...
Miner health ‘a baby monster’ needing reform
Legislation that deals with the compensation of ill mineworkers is inadequate and urgently needs reform, South Africa's Parliament has heard.
Hummingbird shares get one fifth boost after firm hot commissions Guinea...
HUMMINGBIRD Resources has started hot commissioning of its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea, the company said today. Shares in the company were 22% higher...