Ghana says Gold Fields mine renewal “not business as usual”
GHANA'S government has committed to renewing the mining lease for Gold Fields' Tarkwa operation but has ruled out an automatic extension, saying the South...
Landslide kills 28 at Angola illegal mine
AT least 28 people have been killed after a landslide struck an illegal gold mining site in Angola's northwestern Bengo province, in one of...
West Wits refinances balance sheet with R875m loan
WEST Wits Mining said on Thursday it had agreed a R875m loan with two South African banks which replaces an earlier facility.
The new loan,...
Barrick steps up Ebola precautions at Kibali mine
BARRICK Mining has introduced heightened precautions at its Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Haut-Uele province following an outbreak of the...
Zambia state miner formalises artisanal gold venture
ZAMBIA'S state-controlled mining investment firm has formed a joint venture to bring order to the artisanal gold trade in the country's North-Western Province, said...
Harmony Gold rapidly returns to net cash after dealmaking
HARMONY Gold reversed its net debt position by almost R7bn year in the third quarter of its 2026 financial year, as the surging gold...
Ghana seeks to buy 30% of gold from miners to boost...
GHANA has raised the share of annual gold output that large-scale miners must sell to the central bank to 30%, up from 20%, though...
Precious metals lift SA mining output in Q1
A SURGE in platinum group metal and gold production lifted South African mining output into positive territory in the first quarter of 2026, said...
India doubles gold and silver import tariffs
INDIA has more than doubled import duties on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, as New Delhi seeks to defend the rupee and...
Barrick launches $3bn buyback ahead of spin-off
BARRICK Mining said it planned to repurchase $3bn of its shares in an effort to reward shareholders ahead of the proposed spin-off of its...