MINING
DRDGold cash flow on the rise as capex burden eases
- Liesl Peyper
GOLD
BlackRock's Hambro lays into "reckless" gold company buy-backs
BlackRock's Evy Hambro has slammed major gold producers for committing billions to share buy-backs without adequate planning, labelling the move reckless capital allocation.
MINING
Kenmare faces two-year low-grade stretch at Nataka
Kenmare Resources prepares for a two-year stretch of lower-grade mining as it shifts production to Nataka, an ore body set to sustain its Moma titanium minerals mine for decades.
MINING
Tech firms in talks over metals supply, says Wanblad
Technology companies building data centres for AI are in active talks with miners to secure direct supplies of critical metals like copper, says Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad.
GOLD
Rich families are buying gold and the companies that mine it
Family offices that initially moved into bullion and gold ETFs are now expanding into gold mining equities, seeking a multiplier effect amid broader portfolio diversification.
MINING
Valterra Platinum to explore chrome output with Tharisa
Valterra Platinum is evaluating Tharisa's proprietary processing technology to extract fine chrome from tailings, alongside signing a key long-term PGM concentrate offtake agreement.
MINING
Assore claims ARM "appropriated decisions" in JV
Assore has launched legal action against African Rainbow Minerals, alleging Patrice Motsepe's mining company has hijacked decision-making powers at their joint venture Assmang.
MINING
SA's copper hopeful Orion in need of momentum
As South Africa’s emerging mining sector navigates turbulence, junior producer Orion Minerals is working to piece together its funding puzzle and push ahead with its flagship Prieska project.
MINING
Gold Fields urged to drop dilutive Northern Star bid
UK asset manager Redwheel has called on Gold Fields to abandon its $23.6bn hostile takeover of Northern Star Resources, arguing the equity-backed deal dilutes shareholder upside at a vulnerable point in the…
MINING
Motsepes, Saccos head to court over Assmang control
A legal battle has broken out between South Africa's Motsepe and Sacco families over the operational management and governance of their joint venture, Assmang.
MINING
Southern Palladium doubles Bengwenyama value
Southern Palladium has more than doubled the post-tax net present value of its Bengwenyama PGM project to $1.96bn, supported by enhanced chrome recoveries and stronger metal price forecasts.
MINING
Tharisa lifts Q4 production, keeps Karo on track
Miner Tharisa concluded its 2026 financial year with increased quarterly PGM and chrome production, maintaining momentum for its Karo project in Zimbabwe.
MINING
Iron ore growth rides on Transnet rail rebuild, says Kumba
Transnet has ramped up restorative maintenance on the 861km Sishen-Saldanha rail corridor, but Kumba Iron Ore warns that higher volumes and future mining growth depend on faster improvements to logistics…
Sibanye-Stillwater approved R6bn project without BEE certainty
SIBANYE-Stillwater's decision to restart its R6bn Burnstone gold project in South Africa's Mpumalanga was based on the hope the group would not be required to re-empower the project in two years' time when…
In Ghana "the landscape has changed", says Newmont boss
“THERE’S definitely more money going into mining; the question is how we create the stability and trust in the jurisdiction for money to come back.” This was Newmont CEO Natascha Viljoen on Wednesday in a…
MINING
Power holds key to Vedanta’s $1.5bn Gamsberg smelter
Vedanta Zinc International is advancing design work on a $1.5bn zinc smelter at Gamsberg, but the project hinges on securing commercially viable electricity tariffs from the government.