Junior mining association formed to rival rebranded Minerals Council
A NEW junior mining association to rival the junior chamber in the Minerals Council SA (formerly Chamber of Mines) has popped up its head....
“Our eyes were bigger than our wallets”: Terence Goodlace
MANAGEMENT of junior mining companies can draw useful lessons from the financial crisis that one-time Johannesburg-listed mining company Metorex faced between 2009 and 2012,...
Sibanye-Stillwater’s Froneman predicts share ‘turnaround’ once metal streaming deal unveiled
NEAL Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, promised analysts they would be "pleasantly surprised" by a proposed streaming deal the firm was negotiating which would then...
Eastplats sues former directors on BEE ‘enrichment’ allegations
A NEW chapter has been added to Eastern Platinum's (Eastplats') legal odyssey with the Johannesburg-listed firm today saying it would litigate against former directors for...
Century-old Agnes to get new lease on life with Galane Gold
TORONTO-listed Galane Gold plans to have the Galaxy Gold operation (formerly the Agnes Mine) situated near Barberton in South Africa's Mpumalanga province back into...
Copper set to attract bulk of new investment – CRU Group
COPPER will attract the bulk of capital investment over the next ten years, followed by base and technology metals such as zinc, chrome and...
Implats cuts deal with Zimbabwe on disputed Zimplats land
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) announced today it had resolved a long-standing legal dispute with the Zimbabwean government after agreeing to release some 23,903 hectares of...
ANC opposition to free enterprise has crippled junior mining
THE South African junior mining sector is broken and is impossible to fix under current circumstances. That’s according to Paul Miller, MD of mining...
Era of mega-projects is over as lenders detail investment criteria
INVESTORS are willing to put money into exploration projects, but only under certain circumstances, funders said at the 2018 Junior Indaba on Tuesday.
In a...
Botswana Diamonds, Vast JV is “first step” into Zimbabwe
BOTSWANA Diamonds’ move to set up a joint exploration venture with London-listed junior miner Vast Resources looking for diamond deposits in Zimbabwe is a...