B2Gold to embark on $50m Fekola expansion, waiting on Gramalote study
B2GOLD Corporation said it expected to start a $50m mill expansion of its Fekola gold mine in Mali taking ore throughput to 7.5 million...
Hostile Newmont merger proposal created conditions for Barrick JV
MARK Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold, said the firm’s hostile takeover bid for Newmont Mining may have been conducive to creating a platform for...
Acacia Mining minorities can’t afford to turn down Barrick’s Tanzania proposal
THE hullabaloo that followed Barrick Gold’s $18bn hostile takeover proposal of Newmont Mining, now withdrawn after the two firms agreed to pool their Nevada...
Barrick-Newmont ‘hostilities’ off the radar for two years – Bristow
MARK Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold, said there would be no further hostilities between his company and Newmont Mining for another two years in...
Barrick abandons Newmont takeover in wake of Nevada JV forecast to...
BARRICK Gold Corporation has abandoned its $18bn takeover attempt of industry rival, Newmont Mining, in favour of a joint venture in which the two...
Centamin to remain under pressure whilst management credibility deficit continues
SHARES in Centamin could remain under pressure for the foreseeable future unless the company was able to set out a short- to medium-term production...
SA gold industry sustainability imperilled by Eskom rate hike
THE sustainability of South Africa’s gold mining sector, and job creation in the sector, may be compromised following a decision by the National Energy...
Acacia co-operating with Tanzania to avoid month-end closure of North Mara
ACACIA Mining said today it was conforming to the Tanzanian government’s month-end deadline aimed at permanently avoiding water seepage from its North Mara mine.
Responding...
Barrick’s Bristow calls talks with Newmont over Nevada JV ‘constructive’
MARK Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold, held “constructive” talks with Newmont Mining CEO, Gary Goldberg, said Reuters citing an interview involving the South African...
Ante upped among world’s smaller gold firms as capital allocation becomes...
THE increase in merger and acquisition activity among the world’s largest gold producers would pressure smaller industry players to consider similar moves in order...