Mali grants 10-year extension to Barrick mine
BARRICK Mining has secured a 10-year extension for its Loulo gold mining permit in Mali, following approval of a draft decree by the West...
Mind the gap: Sibanye-Stillwater plans new era
SIBANYE-Stillwater’s founding CEO, Neal Froneman, was an expert at reinventing mines. In 2013, he took on Gold Fields’s faltering mines following their unbundling, and...
Caledonia bond issue signals Zimbabwe’s revival
CALEDONIA Mining CEO Mark Learmonth said on Wednesday that the company's $150m international capital raising for its Bilboes gold project had demonstrated Zimbabwe's renewed...
Precious metals to the rescue for SA budget
THE recent boom in gold and platinum group metal (PGM) prices is set to provide the South African fiscus with a much-needed boom over...
10 years later, Lily Mine disaster victims still waiting closure
ON Thursday South Africa commemorated 10 years since the tragic collapse of Lily Mine on the fateful morning of February 5 2016. For the...
Barrick gives green light to IPO of North American mines
BARRICK Mining has given the green light to a separation of its North American gold mines through an IPO which it expects to be...
Riskier but gold’s mid-tier and junior miners offer value
PAN African Resources broke into the JSE’s top 40 index last month with a market capitalisation of R65bn. Once a gold mining minnow, the...
Harmony to hit interim guidance despite hiccoughs in Q2
HARMONY Gold said on Tuesday it would meet production guidance of between 1.4 to 1.5 million ounces for the first six months of its...
Precious metals sell-off spreads across markets
GOLD and silver suffered sharp declines on Monday as a record-breaking rally in precious metals reversed, sending ripples through global equity markets, said the...
DRDGold finalises five-year wage deal at Ergo
DRDGOLD has concluded a five-year wage agreement with unions at its Ergo operations, heading off strike action that had been scheduled to begin on...