Copper reaches record on supply shortage fears
COPPER prices achieved a record high on Wednesday as operational disruptions at major mines and a series of disappointing production forecasts from leading companies...
Boost for battery metals as Biden tells miners he would support...
IN a fillip for mining firms, US presidential candidate Joe Biden has come out in favour of boosting domestic production of metals used to...
IDC begins funding Waterberg coal project
The IDC has commenced funding the development of the Waterberg coal project by approving the first drawdown of the facility by Sekoko Resources, says project partner Firestone Energy.
Miranda on crash and burn trajectory
Miranda Minerals, the troubled coal development firm, was no longer able to meet its obligations and may need business rescue proceedings in order to survive.
In Africa, it takes more than a weeklong, quasi-coup to knock...
SOUTH African mining companies say their investment case has been battered by the violent looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces between July 12 and...
Key BHP Olympic Dam ally to step down
An Australian politician who has played a key role in developing BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine and is now under pressure to step down has vowed to stay on until October.
Nationalisation dead in water: Godsell
Bobby Godsell, speaking in Toronto, said nationalisation could not be afforded and required changing South Africa's Bill of Rights.
Glencore’s Glasenberg to consider future after fourth generation management installed in...
GLENCORE would install its next generation of managers in the early part of 2020 whereafter Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of the Swiss-based mining and trading...
Trucking, carrying costs hurt as Asanko Gold, Gold Fields make start...
ASANKO Gold said it was on course for production of 225,000 to 245,000 ounces in the 2019 financial year as guided following a first...
Ex-Nkwe CEO dies in Congo plane crash
Craig Oliver, well remembered in SA mining circles from his time as Nkwe Platinum CEO, has been killed in a plane crash in the Republic of Congo.