Valterra shares to be volatile amid “challenging” first half
SHARES in Valterra Platinum were likely to be volatile, especially from next week when it is formally demerged from parent company Anglo American, said...
Ivanhoe shares fall as pulls Kamoa production guidance
IVANHOE Mines experienced its worst trading day in over a decade after it withdrew production guidance at its Congo copper mine Kamoa-Kakula, said Bloomberg...
EGA bauxite stockpiles top two million tons amid Guinea dispute
EMIRATES Global Aluminium's Guinea subsidiary has accumulated nearly two million metric tons of bauxite since operations were suspended last year, sources told Reuters on...
Minerals Council blindsided by Govt’s MPRDA bill
THE reaction at the Junior Mining Indaba being held in Johannesburg to proposed amendments to the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) is...
Copper 360 hires former Harmony CEO as seeks scale
COPPER 360 has drafted in gold industry veteran and former Minerals Council vice-president Graham Briggs as its new CEO following a period of leadership...
Harmony Gold unveils $1.03bn bid for Australia’s MAC Copper
HARMONY Gold has extended its reach into copper production, unveiling today a $1.03bn (R18.4bn) bid for Australia's MAC Copper, a New York-listed company which...
SA’s mining cadastre to make debut in Western Cape
SOUTH Africa’s long-awaited new mining cadastre system will be launched at the end of June as per its schedule, but only initially in the...
Thermal coal price set for further declines
THERMAL coal prices are poised for further declines from their current four-year troughs, said the Financial Times in a report on Monday.
Citing analysts, the...
The time is now to unshackle SA’s mining sector
South Africa’s mining sector stands as a cornerstone of our national economy, yet it operates with one hand tied behind its back.
Clearly, Mike Fraser didn’t join Gold Fields to play safe
SO much for Africa’s largest gold mine, the sobriquet given to a joint venture (JV) in Ghana between Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti. Unveiled...