Into the deep end for Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser
IN-trays don’t get much fuller than those of the new Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser. A delayed gold project in Chile, an incomplete joint...
“Squeaky clean” Cockerill’s new endeavour
WHY do retired executives take nonexecutive positions? As a way of staying in the game, because of the handy fees, or just for a...
Harmony Gold continues strong production momentum
HARMONY Gold maintained full year production guidance of between 1.38 to 1.48 million ounces for the period to end-June following a strong first half...
SA coal exports will barely grow in 2024 as TFR toils
COAL exports through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) fell even further last year after 2022’s abysmal performance with the 2023 throughput of 47.21...
Barrick brings $2bn Lumwana expansion forward to 2028
BARRICK Gold said first production from its Lumwana super pit expansion in Zambia had been accelerated with first production now scheduled for 2028.
The change...
B2Gold says Fekola delay to lead to lower 2024 gold production
B2GOLD said gold production this year would be lower than in 2023 owing to a delay in the grant of a exploration licence at...
Ghana tensions complicate Gold Fields/AngloGold JV
ON paper concluding a proposed joint venture in Ghana with AngloGold Ashanti looks like an early 'easy win' for Mike Fraser in his first...
Sibanye-Stillwater to decide on fate of nickel refinery, Sandouville
SIBANYE-Stillwater will next month complete a study that will decide the future of its Sandouville nickel refinery open amid a drastic decline in the metal's...
MC Mining takeover delayed after bidding consortium misses deadline
A BID for control of MC Mining had been delayed, the company said on Wednesday, adding in its announcement to the JSE shareholders should...
SA’s latest PGM mine doesn’t inspire confidence
SOUTH Africa's platinum group metals sector may be battening down the hatches while prices languish but new production is coming on stream nonetheless. Canada's...