Mali charges four Barrick Gold employees as talks stall
BARRICK Gold confirmed four employees at its 510,000 to 560,000 ounce a year Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali had been charged and detained pending trial.
The...
Hummingbird says Kouroussa reaches commercial production
HUMMINGBIRD Resources said its Kouroussa mine in Guinea had reached commercial production with gold output for the year likely to be between 45,000 to...
Buffelsfontein illegal miners arrested after resurfacing
FOURTEEN illegal miners were arrested on Sunday night after emerging from the closed Buffelsfontein mine near Stilfontein, according to a report by TimesLive.
One of...
Plight of Stilfontein’s illegal miners worsens amid extortion claim
EFFORTS to reach illegal miners at the Buffelsfontein mine near Stilfontein in South Africa's North West province have been frustrated by red tape and,...
Resolute CEO released by Mali ending 10-day ordeal
RESOLUTE Mining said on Thursday its CEO Terry Holohan and two other employees had been released from the Economic and Financial Centre of Bamako,...
Pan African transformed this Jo’burg eyesore into a new mine
It's hard to believe that we were standing on the historic Mogale mine dump, west of Johannesburg, only 14 months ago, reimagining the future...
Police considering rescue mission of illegal gold miners
AUTHORITIES in South Africa are considering whether to rescue potentially thousands of illegal miners in a disused Buffelsfontein gold mine south-east of Johannesburg.
The Guardian...
Resolute agrees to pay Mali $160m as finalises CEO release
RESOLUTE Mining has agreed to pay $160m to Mali in terms of a memorandum with the West African government in which the gold miner...
Canada’s streamers making hay in the Africa
CANADIAN metals investor Sprott was in Johannesburg last month to drum up some business. "We are always looking for opportunities and places to invest...
Gold Fields may sell Damang, Cerro Corona after “unlocking value”
GOLD Fields may slim down its portfolio by selling smaller mines in Ghana and Peru, said Reuters.
Citing CEO Mike Fraser, the newswire said Gold...