Number of Gloria coal mine deaths increases to 18 after rescuers...
THE number of illegal miners killed in a gas explosion that occurred at the disused Gloria coal mine increased to 18 after rescuers recovered...
Former Aurora miners plead for help
Penniless Aurora miners have issued a letter pleading for help, as one of the company's directors faces criminal charges for snubbing a court inquiry.
De Beers warns diamond price recovery to take “some time”
A RECOVERY in the diamond market would "take time", said Al Cook, CEO of De Beers which on Wednesday announced first cycle sales of...
Malawi’s Kayelekera mine could be re-opened as the uranium market improves
The Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi - which was one of two African uranium mines owned by ASX-listed Paladin Energy to be shut down...
Pan African’s underground mines could check its ambitions
CAN Pan African Resources follow up on last year’s stellar performance? It was the JSE’s third-best performing share in 2024 — it doubled in...
Tharisa said to flourish as PGM price spike supports push to...
THARISA, a company listed in London and Johannesburg, has gone under radar, according to a UK brokerage which thinks the South African firm’s exposure...
Indonesia’s nickel boom faces supply chain crisis
INDONESIA'S ambitious nickel expansion strategy is encountering significant difficulties as plummeting prices and ore shortages compel refiners to cut production and dismiss workers, said...
Reviewing coal contracts might be a good move for Eskom, depending...
COAL supply agreements between mining firms and Eskom are routinely private affairs which is why the idea of indexing domestic coal has failed to...
Gold Fields’ Damang expansion shows sector growth difficulties
TWO newly unveiled gold projects – one by Gold Fields, the other by Harmony Gold – demonstrate the difficulty the world’s gold industry has...
SA mining unlikely to reach 50% production by May, says Minerals...
SOUTH Africa's underground mines would be unable to reach 50% of production as set down in government guidelines by May, said the Minerals Council...