Base Metals

Bernard Swanepoel buys Cons Murch

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Metorex has sold antimony producer Consolidated Murchison to Bernard Swanepoel's To The Point organisation for R1 and will contribute R65m to meet recapitalisation and rehabilitation requirements.

Grade lift will have “impact on bottom line”, says Copper360’s Nelson

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JUNIOR miner Copper360 has reported better-than-expected copper recovery grades and faster recovery times from test work on drill cores taken at its Rietberg copper...

AfriTin targets 50% phase one lift in production of Uis tin...

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AFRITIN aimed to increase production from the first phase of its Uis project in Namibia by 50% following an optimisation study which also planned...

Sibanye-Stillwater may be outbid for Mopani Copper amid PGM pain

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SIBANYE-Stillwater said it continued to "engage" with the Zambian government over the acquisition of its Mopani Copper despite the presence of an interloper. The Financial...

Anglo sells zinc assets in $1.3bn deal

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Anglo American took another step in a strategy to divest of non-core assets agreeing to sell its zinc mines in southern Africa and Europe for $1.3bn to India focused base metals group, Vedanta.

Anglo ramps up Chilean operations

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Anglo American has confirmed that it has started to ramp up production at the four operations effected by the massive earthquake which struck Chile.

Glencore bows to inevitable by shuttering nickel mine

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THE steep decline in the nickel price has claimed another scalp after Glencore said on Monday it would shutter its 49%-owned Koniambo mine. The announcement...

Afritin unveils 12 month offtake deal after first production at Uis...

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AFRITIN Mining, a company listed in London, unveiled first production from its redeveloped Uis tin mine in Namibia, and said it would sell tin...

Former Gold Fields CEO says firm enjoying benefits of his work

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IT'S been a year since Chris Griffith blazed out of Gold Fields, the 2.5-million ounce a year miner he led for two years prior...

Alcoa may buy Rio, BHP aluminium assets

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Alcoa said it would seek to buy assets used in the manufacture of aluminium from BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto after the miners shelved or sold the assets.