Seabed mining the next frontier as DeepGreen trawls Pacific for copper
DeepGreen Metals, which plans to extract copper, cobalt, zinc and manganese from the seabed in the Pacific Ocean, says it is making steady progress...
The day South32 put M&A firmly back on the industry’s radar
SOUTH32's $1.3bn cash offer for Arizona Mining, a base metals exploration firm, feels like a significant moment for the Perth-listed company which, no matter...
Transnet CEO relaxed despite qualified accounts and looming suspension
Siyabonga Gama, CEO of rail parastatal Transnet, was his usual affable self as he addressed media on Monday about the group’s impressive performance in...
Add women in mining to agenda of DMR’s Safety Summit next...
THE safety of women working in mining - especially underground mines - ought to be added to the list of important items to discuss...
Glencore may extend share buy-back beyond $1bn in Q4
GLENCORE raised the prospect it could extend a share buy-back programme beyond the targeted $1bn as there weren't any promising merger and acquisition (M&A)...
Glasenberg plays straight bat to DoJ as Glencore posts “light” interim...
GLENCORE CEO, Ivan Glasenberg, played the straightest of bats to concerns the US Department of Justice (DoJ) will investigate the company saying in comments...
Merafe delivers record payout as stainless steel demand grows
AS anticipated by some analysts ferrochrome producer, Merafe Resources, has declared a record interim dividend for the six months to end-June totalling R200m (2017:...
Merafe may approve a special dividend despite softer market
NOT too long ago, Merafe Resources was a debt-laden minnow amid heavily depressed market conditions owing to the pull-back in demand for stainless steel,...
Menar swoops on strategically crucial RBCT tons in $28m Kangra deal
UNLISTED thermal coal miner, Menar Holdings, has bought Kangra Coal including strategically important access to Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) entitlement in an effort...
Glencore’s solid numbers lift gloom cast by exogenous factors
GLENCORE turned in solid production numbers for the second quarter and first half of its financial year, a feature of which was the ramp-up of...