Valterra CEO confident platinum price rally is sustainable
THIS year’s Platinum Week conference in London in May was a turning point for platinum group metals (PGMs) and the miners, said Valterra Platinum...
Equatorial seeks $181m as iron ore stalls
Equatorial Resources has cut capex on its RoC project a fifth with much resting on a mining convention ahead of the tough task of financing the venture.
Harmony scans SA for uranium as targets lift in fuel’s output
HARMONY Gold is looking at increasing uranium production through third party supply and by improving the capacity of its processing facilities.
"There are quite a...
Wesizwe captures $650m in Bakubung loan
Wesizwe Platinum will bridge the R1.4bn in increased capital expenditure announced last year with a $650m loan from the China Development Bank.
Fate of controversial Somkhele coal mine lies with Mantashe as court...
SOUTH Africa's mines minister Gwede Mantashe has been asked to help decide whether the controverisal expansion of the Somkhele anthracite mine in KwaZulu-Natal will...
Gilbertson’s dream takes shape
Platmin, which delisted at the end of last year, has finalised the consolidation of its Pilanesberg mine with two neighbouring properties.
Russia facing potential setback in Sudan as it vies with West...
RUSSIA'S ambitions in resource-rich Sudan could receive a setback after authorities in the North African country questioned Russian employees at the Al-Sulaj Mining Ltd...
NUM bemoans spat of mine fatalities
The National Union of Mineworkers has reported a fatality at Harmony Gold Mining's Tshepong Mine in the Free State.
SA govt approves Rios, CoAL swap
A farm swap between Rio Tinto, the UK miner, and Coal of Africa Ltd has been approved which CoAL boss John Wallington said would lead to larger project developments.
Zambia Chamber of Mines urges moderation on mining royalties to protect...
ZAMBIA ought to cap mining royalties at 7.5% in 2020 in order to protect the country's mining sector, said Reuters citing the Chamber of...