‘Half-glass empty’ AngloGold boss asks analysts for “a chance”
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti collected a bit of flak from some analysts today for its decision to allocate $500m to the redevelopment of Ghana's Obuasi underground...
AngloGold sanctions $500m spend to reopen Ghana’s Obuasi
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti is to spend up to $500m reopening its Ghana mine Obuasi which will eventually ramp up to 450,000 ounces/year, effectively replacing the...
Acacia exploring “expressions of interest from Chinese”
ACACIA Mining, the gold firm in which Barrick Gold has a 64.9% stake, on Friday confirmed media speculation it was considering a sale of...
Pretorius defends Sibanye deal against claim it was too cheap
THE financial benefits for DRDGold shareholders from the deal struck with Sibanye-Stillwater (Sibanye) to acquire the West Rand tailings retreatment project outweigh the penalty...
Holland concedes lack of leadership key to South Deep failures
TURNOVER in head of operations at South Deep - equal to an average tenor of between 18 months to two years - was a...
How job losses, fatalities and illegal mining are a vicious cycle
WHEN it comes to mining statistics of a negative nature they relate in the first place to the 82 mining deaths that occurred in...
Gold Fields to press on with “high capex” 2018 despite headwinds
GOLD Fields said it was in "a comfortable position" to embark on another "high capex year" as it extended operations in Ghana and forged on...
Pan African considering closures as rand hurts high cost shafts
PAN African Resources is staring down the barrel at further retrenchments and possible shaft or mine closures should the dollar price of gold stay...
SA mines solid for Harmony, but firm warns against rand strength
HARMONY Gold turned in a strong operating performance in the first six months of its 2018 financial year lifting production 6% from its South...
Acacia shares dented again as it embarks on ‘step-down’ gold plan
ACACIA Mining has its work cut out after telling investors today it would produce up to 43% less gold in its 2018 financial year...