Jan Nelson, founder of Copper 360, passes away
COPPER 360, the JSE-listed mining and development company, confirmed on Tuesday that its founding CEO Jan Nelson passed away after a battle with cancer.
"His...
Copper overtakes iron ore in BHP’s record half-year
BHP Group has reported a stronger-than-expected half-year profit, with copper surpassing iron ore as the world's largest miner's biggest earnings contributor for the first...
Upstart Shuka hoping to make a splash
THESE days, the JSE’s mining sector is more like an old-age home for the once-great than a serious contender for prospectors jostling for capital....
Trump to scale back steel and aluminium tariffs
DONALD Trump is planning to roll back some tariffs on steel and aluminium goods as he battles an affordability crisis that has eroded his...
South32 confirms Mozal closure with loss of 4,000 jobs
SOUTH32 confirmed its Mozambique aluminium smelter Mozal will be put on care and maintenance next month amid last minute efforts by local authorities to...
South32 will close Mozal in March amid talk of last ditch...
SOUTH32 does not see a way back for its Mozal aluminium smelter which is expected to close in March, sources familiar with the company’s...
Orion secures Glencore funding for copper project
ORION Minerals has finalised a $250m prepayment facility with a Glencore subsidiary to finance development of its Prieska copper-zinc mine in South Africa's Northern...
Copper 360 in new turmoil after CEO takes “leave of absence”
COPPER 360, the Northern Cape miner, said on Friday it had appointed a "transitional" CEO after Graham Briggs - in the job for eight...
Glencore in talks to sell DRC copper assets for $9bn
GLENCORE said on Tuesday it was in talks to sell a 40% stake in its copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of...
Is Jubilee South Africa’s best copper play?
WITH the sale of Jubilee Metals’ South African chrome and platinum group metals assets now complete, the company is officially a pure-play copper story.
Just...