The last thing Acacia needs: a human rights brouhaha entering the...
LIFE became somewhat more complex for Acacia Mining following a report in the UK's Guardian which said end-users of gold such as Canon and...
Barrick to record ‘material impairment’ of Acacia investment as predicament worsens
BARRICK Gold said it would impair its 63.9% investment in Acacia Mining this quarter following a due diligence of the UK-listed firm's Tanzanian mines...
Resolute’s Welborn says LSE the “right platform” for African-focused growth strategy
RESOLUTE Mining would debut on the London Stock Exchange on June 20 with ambitions of aggressively growing its annual gold production, said the firm's MD,...
Pension funds promise to “deal robustly” with tailings dams non-disclosure
PENSION funds have promised to "deal robustly" with mining companies that failed to disclose the location and design of their tailings dam, said Reuters.
Citing...
Swiss refiner Metalor commits to working with large gold producers in...
EFFORTS to control trade in illegal gold mining took another step forward this week after one of the world's biggest gold refiners, Switerland's Metalor,...
Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines shuts Mufulira smelter for refurbishment
ZAMBIA'S Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) has shut down its Mufulira smelter for major refurbishment, said Reuters citing the company which is owned by Glencore.
"The...
Barrick takeover deadline for Acacia extended to July 9 to allow...
SHAREHOLDERS in Acacia Mining will be kept waiting until July 9 before knowing if Barrick Gold intends to advance the all-share takeover offer proposed in...
Magara: ‘Lonmin was a one-trick pony waiting for a price recovery...
CORPORATE deaths are rarely spectacular; not the denouément, in any case. Rather, the lawyers move in and with a swish of the pen life...
Fitting that Lonmin taken out by empire-building Sibanye-Stillwater boss, Neal Froneman
ALTHOUGH Lonmin takes its leave after 20 years of trade, its origins are, in fact, much older, and full of colour.
Founded in 1909 as...
AMCU opening wage demand unlikely to win support of PGM producers
SOUTH African platinum group metal (PGM) producers were unlikely to agree to the R17,000 per month minimum wage asked by the Association of Mineworkers...