Lucapa CEO Nick Selby announces decision to step down
LUCAPA Diamond Company said it had appointed head of operations Alex Kidman as CEO and MD after Nick Selby announced his intention to step...
Plight of Stilfontein’s illegal miners worsens amid extortion claim
EFFORTS to reach illegal miners at the Buffelsfontein mine near Stilfontein in South Africa's North West province have been frustrated by red tape and,...
Resolute CEO released by Mali ending 10-day ordeal
RESOLUTE Mining said on Thursday its CEO Terry Holohan and two other employees had been released from the Economic and Financial Centre of Bamako,...
Kore finally lands EPC contract as China commits $1.93bn
SHARES in Kore Potash yo-yoed on Wednesday after the firm concluded its long-awaited engineering, procurement and construction contract for Kola, a 2.1 million ton...
Pan African transformed this Jo’burg eyesore into a new mine
It's hard to believe that we were standing on the historic Mogale mine dump, west of Johannesburg, only 14 months ago, reimagining the future...
Mitsui leads race for stake in First Quantum’s Zambia mines
JAPAN'S Mitsui & Co is in poll position to buy a stake in the Zambian copper mines of First Quantum Minerals, according to a...
Canada extends review of Paladin deal to end-December
PALADIN Energy will have to wait until at least December 30 to discover if its proposed C$1.1bn takeover of Canada’s Fission Uranium Corp. will...
Police considering rescue mission of illegal gold miners
AUTHORITIES in South Africa are considering whether to rescue potentially thousands of illegal miners in a disused Buffelsfontein gold mine south-east of Johannesburg.
The Guardian...
Abu Dhabi’s IRH considering buying stake in Alphamin
ABU Dhabi's International Resources Holding (IRH) is looking at extending its growing portfolio of mining interests with an indirect stake in Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed...
Ramaphosa urges safe delivery of illegal miners
SOUTH Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal...