Petra’s Cullinan gives firm morale (and cash) lift with 20.08 carat...
PETRA Diamonds said it recovered a 20.08 carat blue gem quality diamond from its Cullinan diamond mine, east of Pretoria.
"Today's recovery not only demonstrates...
Mantashe’s promise not to turn anyone from DMRE’s door may bring...
SOUTH African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, may be asked to keep a promise earlier this month not to turn down anyone at his department's...
First Quantum confirms plans to sell minority stake in Zambian copper,...
FIRST Quantum Minerals confirmed it was discussing a "potential sale of a minority interest" in its Zambian copper assets following speculation it was negotiating...
Tanzania’s Magufuli floats idea of freeing people charged with financial wrong-doing
JOHN Magufuli, Tanzania's president, said at the weekend that people imprisoned on charges of financial wrong-doing ought to be freed if they confessed and...
Re-elected AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa declares himself “good”, not “great”
JOSEPH Mathunjwa was re-elected president of the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) at the weekend following the union's first elective conference, which...
SA mines minister throws weight behind Seriti bid for South32 coal...
SOUTH African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, said he supported a bid for the coal mines of South32 by the Seriti Resources consortium, describing the...
First Quantum plans takeover defence after 50% share price decline attracts...
A 50% decline in the value of First Quantum Minerals shares in the last five years has made the company a takeover target, said...
Sasol issues e-mail to mining staff saying no decision on coal...
SOUTH African petrochemicals company, Sasol, has issued an e-mail to employees at its mining unit to say no decision had been taken to sell...
Production of Marampa mine in Sierra Leone suspended amid export ban,...
SL MINING, a subsidiary of US commodity trading company, Gerald Group, is to suspend iron ore production at its operations in Sierra Leone following...
Govt. to appeal sticking point in Mining Charter as ideology divides...
THE road has been cleared for the South African government to appeal a court ruling on 'once-empowered, always empowered', the Minerals Council South Africa...