Central banks figure highly in gold purchases in 2018, says World...
CENTRAL Bank purchases figured highly in overall gold demand last year but investment interest in gold as indicated by bullion-backed exchange traded fund (ETF)...
Eskom to invest R10bn to R12bn in cost plus coal mines...
SOUTH African power utility, Eskom, intended to invest R12bn in cost plus coal mines in order to secure the quality of the fuel for...
Hummingbird meets revised guidance but costs may exceed 2019 forecast
HUMMINGBIRD Resources is sticking to original production guidance of up to 125,000 ounces of gold from its Yanfolila mine in Mali for its 2019...
Vanadium prices bolster Bushveld Minerals, but Vametco output below plan
BUSHVELD Minerals benefited from improved vanadium pricing in its 2018 financial year, but its Vametco facilities under-performed against targets - a development that will...
Orion to weigh funding options as Prieska zinc-copper study nears completion
ORION Minerals has set about the task of how it will raise finance for its Prieska zinc-copper project, a brownfield development set in South...
Kibo to prioritise coal agreements in Q1 for its 150MW Benga...
KIBO Energy said it would prioritise discussions with potential coal suppliers to its proposed 150 to 300MW Benga power station planned for Mozambique's Tete...
Creditors, unions influenced BRPs to reopen bidding for Optimum Coal Mines
THE business rescue practitioner for Optimum Coal Mines said he had decided to reopen bidding to take the mines out of business rescue after...
Minerals Council joins calls for Eskom restructure amid looming catastrophe of...
THE Minerals Council is expected to tell the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on Friday that Eskom's proposed 15% electricity tariff hike...
Vedanta has no plans to cut jobs at Zambia’s Konkola Copper...
VEDANTA had no plans to cut jobs following fiscal changes in Zambia, said Bloomberg News citing the acting CEO of Konkola Copper Mines, Venkatesan Giridhar.
"There...
AngloGold suspends exploration in Colombian town after town issues ban
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti has stopped a soil study at a exploration site in Colombia after the nearby town's major issued a suspension order, said Reuters...