Why SA’s mining law grants special privileges to China
I READ with interest, a comment by the Chinese delegation to BRICS, that South African Government procurement processes and BEE, are seen as an...
Northam hasn’t abandoned M&A with Amplats’ Amandelbult a future target
NORTHAM Platinum CEO Paul Dunne said that while the platinum group metals (PGMs) producer would be "inward looking" amid a trough in metal prices...
Petra says demand “more muted’ than expected in first tender of...
PETRA Diamonds said rough diamond sales from the first tender of its 2024 financial year were "more muted" than expected.
The UK-listed firm sold 696,194...
AngloGold Ashanti puts Brazil mine on care and maintenance
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti is to put its Brazilian mine Córrego do Sítio (CdS) on care and maintenance, saying in an announcement to the JSE today...
Northam unveils R3.4bn in dividends, share buy-back after rollercoaster year
NORTHAM Platinum Holdings today announced a much-anticipated resumption of dividends - its first cash return in over 10 years - unveiling a R6 per...
South32 in quest to find green energy for Hillside – fast
South32 is in a race against time to find green energy for its Hillside aluminium smelters in KwaZulu-Natal’s, Richards Bay if the diversified miner...
Lucara buys time to negotiate debt crisis but minorities to pay...
LUCARA Diamond Corp. has bought itself valuable time while it negotiates with lenders following delays to the underground expansion of its Karowe mine in Botswana.
The...
DRDGOLD bows to pressure on new, higher capex tailings storage facility
DRDGOLD bowed to pressure on the design of a new tailings dam at its Far West Gold Recoveries (FWGR) site west of Johannesburg – a...
As Eskom seeks a new way of scaling renewable power, Vietnam...
SOUTH Africa has had energy shortfalls for the past 16 years, but to date there have been totally inadequate measures to add new capacity...
Pan African’s danger zones
COBUS Loots is keeping upbeat despite a foray into Sudan’s gold sector taking an unexpected turn. On April 15, four days announcing the granting...