Copper projects hamstrung by spiralling cost of capital
THE cost of capital was increasingly becoming a challenge in building new copper mines as resurgent inflation and factors such as infrastructure development drove...
AVZ resumes Congo lithium dispute proceedings
AUSTRALIA'S AVZ Minerals said on Tuesday it will resume proceedings against the Democratic Republic of Congo over mining rights to the Manono lithium deposit...
Congo cobalt ban and peace deal mark crossroads
TWO major developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been largely obscured as global attention focuses on conflict in the Middle East, said...
Froneman to lead Formula 1 consortium post retirement
NEAL Froneman surprised mining investors on Tuesday declaring he would step into motorsport when he leaves Sibanye-Stillwater, the precious metals miner he founded in...
Valterra CEO confident platinum price rally is sustainable
THIS year’s Platinum Week conference in London in May was a turning point for platinum group metals (PGMs) and the miners, said Valterra Platinum...
First Quantum suspends operations after fatal accident
FIRST Quantum Minerals said on Monday it had temporarily suspended operations in the area of an accident at the Trident project in Zambia which...
Mali reopens Barrick office under court administrator
MALIAN tax officials have reopened Barrick Mining's office in the capital under a court-appointed administrator, after it was shuttered in April over alleged non-payment...
SA secures $1.5bn World Bank infrastructure loan
SOUTH Africa has signed a $1.5bn loan agreement with the World Bank, aiming to overhaul its transport and energy infrastructure and reignite economic growth,...
SA platinum titan Barry Davison passes away, aged 80
FORMER Anglo American Platinum chairman and CEO Barry Davison has passed away, industry sources said on Monday. He was 80.
In addition to chairing Anglo...
Gold windfall to put Harmony growth plans in the shade
HARMONY Gold said on Monday it would publish details of a feasibility study into Eva Copper on August 28 when it announces what are...