Govt helpless against mining’s ‘evil triplets’
Fatalities, pollution and poverty remain a feature of the South African mining scene. Despite massive advances, the risks remain and government is helpless.
Gold One upbeat on Modder East drilling
Gold One International says the results of its drilling programme at its flagship Modder East mine have confirmed an extension to the high grade shoreline.
Randgold ‘revisit’ to net debt will be brief: Bristow
But bringing Kibali into production was the key task of Randgold Resources for the remainder of the financial year as analysts fretted over the firm's balance sheet.
Barrick’s Bristow held ‘theoretical’ talks on potential tie-up with Freeport-McMoRan
BARRICK Gold had held "theoretical" talks with US copper and gold miner, Freeport-McMoRan, about a tie-up between the two, said the Financial Times.
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Why Harmony should rethink Golpu options
Harmony Gold will not produce enough gold in South Africa to fund its share of the
$5bn Golpu development costs.
New entity for Gold One’s Megamine
Australia and JSE-listed mining junior Gold One is set to proceed with spin-off plans for its Megamine assets.
Safety audits underpin dysfunctional DMR, industry relationship
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, came up with an interesting illustration of how the increasing number of safety audits conducted on South Africa’s mines...
Buffelsfontein illegal miners arrested after resurfacing
FOURTEEN illegal miners were arrested on Sunday night after emerging from the closed Buffelsfontein mine near Stilfontein, according to a report by TimesLive.
One of...
Sibanye-Stillwater eases pressure with new debt covenants
SIBANYE-Stillwater has won some breathing space for its under pressure balance sheet after agreeing with lenders to raise thresholds over R6.5bn in company debt.
The...
Miner trapped at Harmony’s Kusasalethu
Harmony Gold said says a worker has been trapped underground at its Kusasalethu mine and efforts are being made to rescue the person.