Has the music stopped for Sibanye-Stillwater?
A MEMORABLE commentary by the ex-CFO of former miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum graphically described in 2021 how the platinum group metals (PGM) market felt...
Glencore in bid for Anglo? Entertaining, but unlikely
ANGLO American CEO Duncan Wanblad received a grilling last week at the firm's investor update with more than one analyst wanting to know if...
Anglo update was downbeat with copper cuts, diamond losses
DE BEERS would be lossmaking during the second half of the 2023 financial year ended December 31 after closing its two final cycles with...
Anglo to cut production guidance across suite of minerals – report
ANGLO American is expected to cut production guidance for iron ore, copper, metallurgical coal and diamonds when it presents an investor update on Friday.
There...
First survivor pulled from collapsed mine in Zambia
THE first survivor of a landslide that inundated an open pit copper mine in Zambia has been rescued, said Reuters.
The rescue team also retrieved...
Nagle’s plan for Glencore rests on this calculated gamble
THREE years after deciding to retain coal production, Glencore has unveiled a proposal to ditch the fossil fuel.
Under a deal announced on November 14,...
SA’s Treasury throws Transnet debt lifeline with R47bn guarantee
SOUTH Africa’s National Treasury agreed to provide a R47bn guarantee facility to Transnet, the beleaguered rail and ports operator, said Bloomberg News.
Citing a Treasury...
NUM says 10,000 jobs at risk in SA mining sector
AN estimated 10,000 jobs are at risk in South Africa's mining industry, according to BusinessLive, a newspaper.
The estimate, made by the National Union of...
Liberia president-elect will examine mining concessions
LIBERIA is to re-assess its mining concessions as part of president-elect Joseph Boakai's campaign promise to "rescue" the country.
Reuters cited the West African politician...
Transnet to buy “longer range weapons” in fight against crime
TRANSNET is to up the ante in its fight against crime, according to a report by BusinessLive which said the state-owned rail and ports...