SA unlikely to see new mines whilst Mining Charter III stays...
IF the third version of the Mining Charter is as investor-friendly as mines and energy minister, Gwede Mantashe, claims it is, where is the...
Greenpeace calls for immediate moratorium on deep sea mining
GREENPEACE has called for an immediate moratorium on all deep-sea mining for fear of severe and irreversible harm it may do to the oceans,...
Mining leaders say industry is facing “existential threat” as investment dollars...
In its annual survey, Mine, consultant PwC said the world’s mining industry had to think more seriously about 'brand' especially in respect of 'contemporary...
Risks of Russian mining “exaggerated” especially compared to Africa, says Polyus
THE risks associated with Russian mining had been "exaggerated" especially when compared with African mining, said Mikhail Stiskin, CFO of Polyus, a company that...
Ailing Avocet to throw in towel after selling last significant asset
West African-focused gold mining and exploration company Avocet has proposed that the company be put into members’ voluntary liquidation and that any residual assets...
MOD Resources throws weight behind improved A$167m takeover bid by Sandfire...
MOD Resources, the Sydney-listed company developing the T3 project in Botswana's emerging Kalahari copperbelt, today threw its weight behind an improved takeover offer from...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wants country to have new currency by year-end
ZIMBABWE was planning to establish a new currency by the end of this or in the first quarter of 2020 as it sought to...
Pension funds promise to “deal robustly” with tailings dams non-disclosure
PENSION funds have promised to "deal robustly" with mining companies that failed to disclose the location and design of their tailings dam, said Reuters.
Citing...
Booze banned as 142-year old LME aims of overhauling standards of...
BOOZE has been banned during working hours for traders operating on the London Metal Exchange (LME) in an effort to tidy up standards at...
Frontier Security founder Erik Prince registers mining subsidiary in DRC
ERIK Prince, the founder of controversial security company, Blackwater, and who said earlier this year he planned to raise $500m to develop mines in...