Cobalt’s redemption is underway – but it’s no easy road
IS the device you are reading this story on tainted by the blood and sweat of Congolese artisans who laboured in appalling conditions to...
Gold Fields to unveil new CEO in two weeks
GOLD Fields will announce a new CEO in about two weeks time, said Bloomberg News citing the group's interim boss Martin Preece.
Preece told the...
The perils ahead for SA’s mining sector as national election looms
BUSINESS in general, including the mining industry, faces a period of uncertainty ahead of the 2024 national and provincial elections, which could usher in...
First Quantum Minerals co-founder and chairman Philip Pascall dies
FIRST Quantum Minerals co-founder, Philip Pascall has died, the Toronto-listed copper producer announced on Tuesday. Pascall helped found the company in 1996 serving as its...
Seriti to retrench Klipspruit miners in order to save group –...
COAL miner Seriti Power is considering laying off around 600 employees at its Klipspruit colliery in South Africa's Mpumalanga province or face imperilling the...
Thungela to appeal water use licence decision for 2.4Mt/y coal project
THUNGELA Resources is to appeal a decision by a tribunal which declined a water use application for Palmietkuilen, a proposed 2.4 million ton a...
Harmony Gold says it has the blue print for combating illegal...
HARMONY Gold said last month it had eradicated most of the illegal gold mining in the Free State province after closing up more than...
SA manganese exports disrupted after seas pummel Gqeberha port
MANGANESE exports from South Africa have been disrupted after heavy seas over the weekend damaged the rail line at the country's Gqeberha port in...
Through self-help SA’s miners have pared the power crisis
THE mood wasn’t exactly celebratory, but Impala Platinum (Implats) spoke for South Africa’s mining industry when it acknowledged last week that Eskom-sponsored load curtailment...
Perseus to move into underground mining as extends Yaouré to 2035
PERSEUS Mining will mine underground for the first time as part of the life extension of Yaouré, an operation in Côte d'Ivoire.
The Australian-listed company...