Tharisa to raise $300m bond for Karo Platinum
THARISA, the JSE-listed platinum and chrome miner, is preparing an initial five-year $300m bond with the proceeds aimed at plugging the balance of its...
“Juicy” mine ripe for expansion, says Sibanye-Stillwater’s Stewart
SIBANYE-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart described the firm's recently approved R5.5bn Mt Lyell copper project in Australia as "juicy" with significant resource expansion potential.
It also...
Sibanye-Stillwater to build R5.5bn copper mine in Tasmania
SIBANYE-Stillwater today approved a R5.5bn copper-gold Mt Lyell project in Australia's island state Tasmania producing up to 26,000 tons a year of the in-demand...
India, Zambia restart critical minerals talks
India has resumed talks with Zambia over potential investments in copper and other critical minerals as it looks overseas to secure raw materials for...
Zinc extends rally as supply squeeze bites
ZINC climbed to its highest level in more than four years as supply disruptions tightened the market, Bloomberg reported.
The metal, used mainly to galvanise...
West Wits keeps 200,000 oz plan alive despite study blip
WEST Wits Mining is pressing ahead with plans to increase gold production from its Witwatersrand Basin Project to 200,000 ounces a year despite being...
Can De Beers make diamonds forever again?
So ... diamonds are forever, you say. Are we sure about that? The diamond market has, over the past few years, seen a cataclysmic...
Policing illegal miners isn’t working. What will?
WHEN 87 illegal miners died underground at Stilfontein in 2024 – and 1,826 surfaced from abandoned shafts – the event was a symptom, not...
AI, robots and shrinking supply drive Northam’s PGM growth plans
Northam Platinum is betting that new uses for platinum group metals in artificial intelligence, data storage, electronics and robotics will add to demand at...
Gold miners steal the spotlight from chip stocks
GOLD miners are dramatically outpacing chip stocks, with the MSCI global gold miners index up 43% in August, according to Bloomberg.
The mining rally accelerated...