Two killed in Glencore Kazakhstan zinc blast
TWO people have been killed and five injured after an explosion and fire at a large zinc plant in eastern Kazakhstan majority-owned by Glencore,...
DRC floats plan to create $100m armed guard for mine sites
THE Democratic Republic of Congo is establishing a dedicated armed security force to protect mine sites and supply chains, as the country deepens its...
Why Alphamin has been shooting the lights out
ALPHAMIN has a tiny fraction of JSE owners, but the tin miner is about to post a record quarter’s earnings – about $158m –...
South32 and Eskom in talks over Hillside smelter power supply following...
South32 and Eskom have stepped up negotiations to establish a new electricity supply agreement for the Hillside Aluminium smelter in Kwa-Zulu Natal following...
ARM makes strategic marketing step towards re-opening Nkomati Nickel
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has taken an important step towards re-opening the group’s mothballed Nkomati Nickel mine in Mpumalanga through reaching an off-take agreement...
South32 pumps aluminium output to seize high prices
SOUTH32, the global metals producer, is pulling out all stops to take advantage of aluminium prices at four-year highs, even as the Middle East...
Alphamin says tin price sustainable as stars align
ALPHAMIN has a tiny fraction of JSE owners, but the DRC-based tin miner is about to post a record quarter's earnings — about $158m...
Motsepe’s ARC ruled not liable for breach in Pula dispute
AFRICAN Rainbow Capital (ARC) has won a declaratory judgment in the Johannesburg High Court which ruled it had no liability under a confidentiality agreement...
Uncertainty clouds Jubilee’s copper ambitions
ZAMBIAN copper producer Jubilee Metals has spent the past two years pitching itself as an emerging copper miner rather than just a processor of...
Tin surge helps Alphamin to record earnings but fuel hike looms
A BUOYANT tin price helped Congo miner Alphamin to record earnings in the March quarter in which it also generated $128m in cash.
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