A decade on, Lily Mine rescue remains unresolved
WHEN the Lily Mine collapsed in February 2016, burying three workers underground, it set in motion two parallel tragedies: a humanitarian crisis that has...
Pan African dusts off historic gold in drive for growth
PAN African Resources said on Wednesday it will pay shareholders a maiden interim dividend of 12 South African cents per share, equal to a...
Glencore-Merafe JV taps ferrochrome but closure looms
SOUTH Africa's Lion ferrochrome smelter tapped its first metal this month in a partial restart, but owner Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture said a recently approved...
Sibanye-Stillwater cuts gold reserves as Kloof curtailed
SIBANYE-Stillwater's gold mineral reserves fell 6.3% to 9.4 million ounces at end-December owing to a significant writedown at its Kloof mine in Johannesburg.
The Johannesburg-listed...
Zambia’s state miner plans metals trading firm
ZAMBIA'S state mining company is developing plans to trade commodities on international markets, seeking to capture greater value from the country's growing appeal as...
BHP not boxed into M&A after “lessons from the past”
BHP CEO Mike Henry said previous experience had taught his company not to get "boxed into M&A" in order to grow production.
"We've deliberately positioned...
Liberia iron ore output set to triple in 2026
LIBERIA expects iron ore production to triple to around 30 million tons this year, driven by a major expansion by ArcelorMittal Liberia and output...
Exxaro cuts renewable energy target as revises capital plans
EXXARO Resources confirmed it is reviewing its dividend policy, an outlook CEO Ben Magara first made clear last year after agreeing to buy the...
Jan Nelson, founder of Copper 360, passes away
COPPER 360, the JSE-listed mining and development company, confirmed on Tuesday that its founding CEO Jan Nelson passed away after a battle with cancer.
"His...
Copper overtakes iron ore in BHP’s record half-year
BHP Group has reported a stronger-than-expected half-year profit, with copper surpassing iron ore as the world's largest miner's biggest earnings contributor for the first...