Kore finally lands EPC contract as China commits $1.93bn
SHARES in Kore Potash yo-yoed on Wednesday after the firm concluded its long-awaited engineering, procurement and construction contract for Kola, a 2.1 million ton...
Pan African transformed this Jo’burg eyesore into a new mine
It's hard to believe that we were standing on the historic Mogale mine dump, west of Johannesburg, only 14 months ago, reimagining the future...
Mitsui leads race for stake in First Quantum’s Zambia mines
JAPAN'S Mitsui & Co is in poll position to buy a stake in the Zambian copper mines of First Quantum Minerals, according to a...
Canada extends review of Paladin deal to end-December
PALADIN Energy will have to wait until at least December 30 to discover if its proposed C$1.1bn takeover of Canada’s Fission Uranium Corp. will...
Police considering rescue mission of illegal gold miners
AUTHORITIES in South Africa are considering whether to rescue potentially thousands of illegal miners in a disused Buffelsfontein gold mine south-east of Johannesburg.
The Guardian...
Abu Dhabi’s IRH considering buying stake in Alphamin
ABU Dhabi's International Resources Holding (IRH) is looking at extending its growing portfolio of mining interests with an indirect stake in Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed...
Ramaphosa urges safe delivery of illegal miners
SOUTH Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal...
Green shoots for South Africa’s coal export line?
COAL deliveries to Richards Bay are 6% higher year-on-year but the iron ore line is yet to record significant improvements, said RMB Morgan Stanley.
The...
Bushveld’s days numbered as starts business rescue talks
BUSHVELD Minerals' days appeared numbered after the UK-listed vanadium miner said on Monday it had entered business rescue proceedings.
The company has requested trading in...
Illegal miners received emergency supplies after court lifts blockade
LOCAL communities have started offering support of emergency supplies to illegal miners trapped in the Buffelsfontein mine, east of Johannesburg.
The miners, possibly numbering in...