SA platinum miners unfazed by latest supply/demand jolt
THE view of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) CEO, Steve Phiri, is that primary platinum supply from South Africa will continue to decline – by...
Gold Fields’ Holland confident SA’s government will grasp the nettle on...
GOLD Fields CEO, Nick Holland, said the South African government had recognised the need for economic reform.
In an interview with Business Day, Holland also...
Why the Minerals Council got it wrong with Transnet
MENAR CEO Vuslat Bayoğlu remains optimistic about the future of the South African mining industry but there’s a certain caution compared with his attitude...
Zambia close to resolving dispute with Vedanta over Konkola Copper Mines
ZAMBIA is close to resolving a dispute with Vedanta Resources over its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), with a deal over the future of the partly...
Former Amara investors wait on Perseus UK listing
FORMER shareholders in Amara Mining, a UK listed company that merged with Australian firm, Perseus Mining, have been given the option of retaining their...
Mining in film: why box office ratings don’t help
Mining in the popular consciousness is still light years behind modern practices - an impression that doesn't help attract new skills to the sector.
Northam finds 500koz/year in growth
Northam is out of the running for Amplats' Rustenburg mines but it has organic, low-cost growth approaching 500,000 ounces.
Lawyers lodge Kabwe mine lead poisoning class action against Anglo SA...
LAWYERS acting for over 100,000 Zambians, mostly children, have filed a class action suit against Anglo American South Africa (AASA) which they say is...
Zim smelter hard to justify at PGM prices
Aquarius Platinum has not provisioned for investment in a PGM smelter in Zimbabwe which may put it on a collision course with the Southern African country.
Tharisa to pay R303m for MCC mining fleet purchase
PLATINUM group metal (PGM) and chrome producer, Tharisa, confirmed plans to convert to owner-operatorship of its Tharisa mine near Rustenburg at a cost of...