Vedanta starts trial mining at Nchanga before reopening
AN improvement in operating conditions in Zambia, including a 15% reduction in the electricity tariff, has given UK-listed mining group, Vedanta, confidence to start...
Magara adamant Lonmin can continue to find levers to pull
BEN Magara hasn't had many opportunities to crack a smile during his two years as Lonmin CEO, but at a recent breakfast meeting he...
Mike Salamon, former Gencor, BHP executive passes away
FORMER Gencor and BHP Billiton executive Miklos (Mike) Salamon passed away earlier this month, according to an announcement on October 25 by GEM Diamonds...
South32 draws blank on Mozambique smelter talks
SOUTH32 said it had drawn a blank with the Mozambican government regarding the future of the 370,000 tons a year Mozal aluminium smelter.
The miner...
Platmin’s output headaches carry on
Platmin says its target of achieving breakeven in 2011 at the Pilanesberg mine is not a sure thing, as the group’s struggles to attain adequate waste stripping volumes continue.
South32 welcomes US Govt to Ambler exploration play
SOUTH32 welcomed the investment of the US government in the Ambler mining district in which the Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed miner has a joint venture.
The...
Growth in Zimbabwe mining sector forecast to slow in 2023
GROWTH in Zimbabwe's mining sector was forecast to slow in 2023 owing to rising costs and chronic electricity shortages, said Reuters.
Citing a report by...
All that glitters is not just gold, say CEOs
Prices for silver are expected to strongly rise due to a worsening economic landscape, mining CEOs say, with some predicting a price of $50/oz within six months.
Thungela, the coal mining success no-one expected
STRICTLY speaking, Thungela Resources CEO July Ndlovu is retiring a year earlier than at the firm’s mandatory age of 60. In a twist of...
CoAL shares jump on Vele deal
Coal of Africa has taken another step to secure its tenure over the Vele project by agreeing to measures aimed at offsetting its activities in the environmentally sensitive area.