Cockerill takes helm at Endeavour after CEO dismissed for “serious misconduct”
ENDEAVOUR Mining announced Ian Cockerill would take over running of the company after firing its CEO of seven years Sébastien de Montessus for "serious...
Barrick Gold confirms it is weighing up nil premium Newmont Mining...
BARRICK Gold confirmed it had "reviewed the opportunity" of merging with Newmont Mining in an all-share nil premium transaction. It added that it hadn't taken...
Sibanye sticks to 1.67m oz output target
Sibanye Gold saw a hefty 31% slide in March quarter output - and a worrying decline in its margin - but said gold production would recover throughout the year.
Harmony studying plans to expand surface gold output
HARMONY Gold is weighing up plans to expand its surface remining activities which includes development of tailings facilities accessing 5.7 million ounces in gold...
Waterpan wants to go it alone for First Uranium
Waterpan Mining Consortium wants to make an offer for the whole of First
Uranium, saying it is in the final stages of raising funds.
Liefferink prepares charges against AngloGold
Mariette Liefferink, head of the Federation for Sustainable Environment, says AngloGold Ashanti is guilty of allowing tailings dams to leak at its Stilfontein mine.
Gold One in NUM talks following dismissals
Gold One International has begun talks with the National Union of Mineworkers
(NUM), following the dismissal of employees who participated in an illegal strike
at the group’s Modder East mine.
How job losses, fatalities and illegal mining are a vicious cycle
WHEN it comes to mining statistics of a negative nature they relate in the first place to the 82 mining deaths that occurred in...
Harmony takes R1.4bn hit on Phakisa
Harmony Gold has discontinued the development of its Phakisa decline project owing to gold price weakness, and will impair the asset for R1.4bn.
AngloGold self-help raises hopes of dividends resumption
THE invasion of hundreds of artisanal miners at AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi gold mine in Ghana is certainly distressing for the company, but analysts don’t...