Gold Fields seals 5-year wage deal with unions at South Deep
GOLD Fields' South Deep mine agreed a five-year wage deal with unions on Friday, the JSE-listed miner said in an announcement.
Running from March to...
AngloGold shareholders approve $2bn share buy-back
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti shareholders approved the firm's plan to buy back up to $2bn of its own shares over the next five years, but it...
Mali gold output to stay below 60 tons
MALI'S industrial gold production will remain under 60 tons a year through 2029, according to a mines ministry plan reviewed by Reuters, prolonging a...
WGC hopes Ghana will weigh its input amid gold reform
THE World Gold Council hoped that its work helping Ghana formalise its artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector would be "taken into consideration"...
Gold miners set for strong Q2 despite cost pressures
GOLD producers are on track to post substantially higher second-quarter earnings on the back of firmer bullion prices, though rising energy costs tied to...
Islamist militants widen reach in Sahel mining zones
ISLAMIST militant groups are extending their footprint across central West Africa's mining belt, contesting territory with governments and stoking fears over the safety of...
Ghana jails opposition figure over illegal mining
GHANA has sentenced a senior opposition politician to 20 years in prison over charges tied to illegal mining, said Bloomberg News citing a report...
A spat over share buy-backs a happy problem for gold investors
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti on July 13 urged shareholders to support a resolution to buy back up to $2bn worth of its own shares after proxy advisory...
DRDGold waiting on permits before completing R10bn expansion
DRDGOLD said this week it had not yet received permitting for its proposed R10bn expansion to 200,000 ounces even though half the capital had...
Ghana’s artisanal gold output set to hit new high
GHANA'S Gold Board purchased up to 54 tons (1.9 million ounces) of gold from artisanal and small-scale miners in the first half of 2026...