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...
Lucapa ices Merlin feasibility study as diamond market bites
LUCAPA Diamonds has iced its Merlin feasibility study owing to a decline in diamond prices, saying that it was weighing low cost alternatives.
The project,...
Blyvoor Gold says underground protest over after declared illegal
BLYVOOR Gold said today an underground sit-in at its mine by "a minority of employees" had ended after the Labour Court declared the protest...
Tensions brewing at Blyvoor Gold were miners stage sit in
TENSIONS are brewing at the Blyvoor Gold mine on the West Rand near Carletonville where more than 800 workers have staged a sit-in underground,...
Canada’s Lassonde “mystified” Teck accepted Glencore bid
CANADIAN businessman Pierre Lassonde said he was "mystified" by Teck Resources' decision to sell its coal unit to a Glencore-led consortium for $9bn because his...
Gold Fields says progress “slower than expected” on AngloGold JV
GOLD Fields said it was taking longer than expected to conclude an agreement to form a joint venture with AngloGold Ashanti on adjacent mines...
Sibanye CEO asks shareholders to hang in for ‘ah-ha’ moment
SIBANYE-Stillwater will move into net debt next year as capital expenditure from its battery minerals project pipeline ramped up, the miner said in a...
Harmony Gold to delay Eva Copper project as seeks new permits
HARMONY Gold said it expected "a bit" of slippage on its Eva copper project after saying earlier this week permit authorisations would take "longer than...
GEM ends haulage contract with Lesotho prime minister’s company
GEM Diamonds has chosen to end a long-standing contract with a load and haul company serving its Letšeng mine in Lesotho after the supplier's...