Thungela starts rehabilitation of damaged river system
THUNGELA Resources has begun years-long work aimed at repopulating a river system with fish that was severly damaged as a result of a spill...
Kinross approves $150m Tasiast second phase project, seeking 40% production uplift
KINROSS Gold Corporation is to proceed with the second phase development of its Mauritania mine, Tasiast, at a capital cost of $150m, the Toronto-listed...
Transmission infrastructure urgently needed for Mpumalanga
SOUTH Africa's Mpumalanga province could run out of available grid capacity within the next five to six years if no new transmission infrastructure is built...
Mali starts work on Russia-backed gold refinery
MALI began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country's military leader said would take it closer to...
PGM market laps up Amplats inventory metal but prices weaken in...
ANGLO American Platinum (Amplats) said in a fourth quarter and 12 month production update today that it had all but removed the build-up of...
Harmony strike at Kusasalethu over, sheds four production days
A STRIKE at Harmony Gold's west Rand mine, Kusasalethu, was ended this afternoon, but the gold producer had lost between three to four days...
Nationalisation study gets underway
The ruling ANC will appoint two independent researchers to investigate the nationalisation of mines, says secretary general Gwede Mantashe.
RBPlat bemoans 13% price slide, fatalities
Royal Bafokeng Platinum said a slide in the average rand basket price and cost increases hurt the bottom line whilst it went back to basics on safety after deaths.
South32 weighs $50m upgrade of SA manganese export facilities in Northern...
SOUTH32 was investigating ways to improve the efficiency of its manganese supply chain in South Africa which could lead to an increase in production.
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Forbes Coal’s Theron booted in $19m ouster
CEO, Stephan Theron, is to step down from the company as shareholder Resource Capital Fund re-capitalises the company in an effective takeover.