Sibanye-Stillwater to shut Kwezi platinum shaft costing 1,000 jobs
SIBANYE-Stillwater is to close its Kwezi platinum group metals shaft near Rustenburg, which could affect over 1,000 full-time employees and contractors.
The miner said on...
Rio Tinto to buy Glencore bauxite project
RIO Tinto has agreed to buy the Aurukun bauxite project in Queensland from Glencore and Mitsubishi Development for an undisclosed sum, Bloomberg reported.
The project...
Motsepe-backed phosphate producer Kropz puts 238 jobs at risk
KROPZ, a phosphate producer majority-owned by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC), will restructure its Elandsfontein mine in South Africa, putting 238 contractor jobs...
Congo tightens grip on geological data
THE Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten state control over geological data used by mining companies, Reuters reported.
The move could give the country...
What resource nationalism means for Africa’s miners
Governments across Africa are seeking to assert greater control over their mineral wealth by rewriting mining codes, demanding larger equity stakes or greater local...
Harmony reports fatality at Moab Khotsong
HARMONY Gold said an employee was killed in a seismic incident at its Moab Khotsong mine near Orkney on Sunday.
The Department of Mineral and...
Can this lowly priced uranium project make big bucks?
A largely unknown mining junior listed on the London Stock Exchange – Neo Energy Metals, whose current share price is less than 1 pence –...
Mining cost inflation eases in July, but energy risks linger
SOUTH African mining input cost inflation slowed in July, but high fuel and other energy-linked costs still weighed on the sector.
The Minerals Council South...
Pula appeals ruling in $195m Motsepe Tanzania case
PULA Group has appealed a Tanzanian court ruling that struck its $195m damages claim against billionaire Patrice Motsepe and companies linked to him off...
ARM leaves door open to bigger stake in Surge Copper
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) says it may in time raise its 19.9% holding in Canada’s Surge Copper after the Berg project beat the group’s...