South32 ditches $700m expansion of Australian metallurgical coal mine
SOUTH32 has ditched a $700m project aimed at expanding its Dendrobium metallurgical coal asset in Australia, saying it would focus on metals "critical to...
How Eskom crisis is taking South African society to the brink
SOUTH African industries, businesses and households are scrambling to generate their own electricity in the face of a widening power shortfall, which is set...
Merafe paints troubled outlook for remainder of year as sees cash...
MERAFE Resources increased the interim dividend about 70% following a strong showing for the six months ended June but it painted a relatively grim...
GEM Diamonds lifts Letšeng’s cost guidance for 2022 owing to supply...
GEM Diamonds said in a trading update for the first six months of its financial year ended June that it would meet the lower...
Kinross concludes sale of Chirano mine to Asante Gold for $225m...
KINROSS Gold said it had completed the sale of its stake in Chirano, a gold mine in Ghana for $225m in cash and shares.
The...
Sibanye-Stillwater holds back on battery metal deals until recession fears subside
AFTER riding the wave of record platinum group metals (PGM) prices since 2015, Sibanye-Stillwater's last seven months have been a return to terra firma.
Firstly,...
Afrimat pulls out of $45m Gravenhage manganese deal in dispute over...
AFRIMAT, a Johannesburg-listed miner, said the proposed purchase of the Gravenhage manganese project in South Africa's Northern Cape would not proceed principally because the...
Angola eyes becoming one of the world’s largest diamond producers in...
ANGOLA, long viewed as "elephant country" by geologists searching for major diamond strikes, is finally getting the exploration attention it deserves after a radical...
Keeping miners honest is tougher than it seems
ENVIRONMENTAL, social and governance concerns (ESG) has become a handy slogan in company boardrooms and marketing departments. Critics say corporates pay mere lip service...
Sibanye-Stillwater teams up with Heraeus in high-tech catalyst venture
Sibanye-Stillwater has teamed up with metals refining firm Heraeus to create a partnership which will develop new catalysts for the production of green hydrogen...