Orion’s Okiep Copper given cost boost by prospecting permits
ORION Minerals today announced the grant of new exploration tenements at its Okiep Copper site in South Africa's Northern Cape province that will enable...
Lossmaking Transnet to undergo rigorous board review, says Gordhan
TRANSNET is to undergo a "rigorous review" by its newly appointed board, said News24 citing the comments of South African public enterprises minister, Pravin Gordhan.
Earlier...
Another nail in JSE’s flailing mining sector as RBPlat bids farewell
THE South African mining story of the year has surely been the epic tussle between Implats and Northam for RBPlats. It is all over...
DRDGOLD “keen” to be vehicle for Sibanye-Stillwater PGM tailings
DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius said his company was "keen" to become involved in retreating platinum group metal (PGM) tailings owned by its majority shareholder...
Pan African to report lower US earnings as output dips
PAN African Resources expected to report full year earnings of between 2.95 and 3.35 US cents per share, a year-on-year of 15% to 25%...
Implats targets sub-par RBPlat as metal prices expose “fundamental weaknesses”
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) CEO Nico Muller played down the need to cut production or scale back projects amid the drastic slide in platinum group...
The squeeze is on for the rarest resource in SA’s PGM...
Of the barriers to new platinum group metals production in South Africa, one of the most important is building processing facilities. Smelters and refineries are...
Like its trains progress at Transnet has been slow to arrive
WHERE we used to get a number of trains a week, we get some sporadically every other week. It is not getting better as...
De Beers rough diamond sales fall 42% for seventh cycle
DE Beers reported a 42% decline in rough diamond sales for its latest cycle of the year which it put down to macroeconomic and...
Gold Fields ‘distressed’ after survey uncovers rampant workplace bullying
GOLD Fields said it was "distressed" to learn the scale of bullying, racism, and sexual harrassment in the organisation following an internal review.
About 47%...