SA to kickstart second state-owned energy company with plan to convert...
THE South African government plans to convert three coal-fired power plants into gas-burning generators, a development that Bloomberg News said today was the first...
De Beers warns of Diwali disruption to “next few cycles” after...
DE BEERS said today rough diamond sales for the seventh cycle totalled $630m, an improvement on the $522m in sales for the same period...
Does ESG contain the seeds of its own destruction?
TALK about a pickle.
Mining companies worldwide are in a new scramble, and it is one aimed at green metals or ‘critical minerals’. These include...
AngloGold appoints Rio Tinto executive Gillian Doran as new CFO
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti said today it had appointed Gillian Doran as its new CFO and an executive director with effect from January, 2023.
Doran is currently...
Sandfire announces $71.9m expansion of Botswana’s Motheo copper mine
SANDFIRE Resources is to spend an additional $71.9m expanding its Motheo copper project in Botswana to 5.2 million tons (Mt/y) a year, said Reuters.
Citing...
Master Drilling recaptures feel good factor but Pretorius remains cagey on...
BUSINESS continued to boom for Master Drilling in the six months to end-June with headline earnings up 55.5%, but CEO Danie Pretorius remains as...
Harmony Gold to maintain dividends despite facing two years of heavy...
HARMONY Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said the company would continue paying dividends despite warning that free cash would be constrained in the current financial...
Northam’s Dunne says lack of synergies with RBPlat “irrelevant” to control...
NORTHAM Platinum Holdings CEO, Paul Dunne described criticism his company had no operational synergies with Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) as "irrelevant".
"There has been discussion...
Orion granted mining right enabling completion of Okiep Copper feasibility study
ORION Minerals said the way had been made clear for completion of a bankable feasibility study at its Okiep Copper Project following the grant...
Zambia’s long-neglected copper riches are turning heads again
MAJOR mining companies are getting increasingly involved in the Central African Copper Belt, expanding existing operations and exploring for new discoveries as the positive...