Lucara sets out milestones towards completion of Karowe extension study
LUCARA Diamond Corporation, the Toronto-listed company, set out some of the milestones of a feasibility study into the life extension of its Karowe diamond...
De Beers left out in cold as Zimbabwe awards diamond licences...
ZIMBABWE has licensed two diamond companies from China and Russia as the only foreign firms allowed to explore and mine for diamonds in the country...
RBCT unfazed by potential role of international trading firms in Optimum...
THERE is uncertainty as to whether international trading groups will take equity in Optimum Coal Mines in terms of its purchase out of business...
Anglo numbers mark group out as share to watch in 2019...
ANALYSTS acknowledged another strong production performance from Anglo American in the fourth quarter of its 2018 financial year, published today.
Apart from the odd blips...
How new private equity capital is going where mining firms fear...
ONE of the consequences of the mining sector’s new-found interest in shareholder returns over endless growth in market share has been a reluctance to embark...
Kropz may need to raise $100m to realise long-term diversification goals
PHOSPHATE mine developer, Kropz, which is completing the Elandsfontein mine near Langebaan north of Cape Town, will need to raise about $80m to $100m...
’60 pages of murky text and obscure formulae’: What to make...
THE South African government's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) took the opportunity of a quiet December period to gazette the 'Guideline Regulations' to Mining...
First Quantum calls off 2,500 job cull in favour of talks...
FIRST Quantum Minerals is to end plans to layoff 2,500 workers in Zambia due to higher tax plans in favour of continuing discussions with...
President John Magufuli’s Tanzania to re-allocate mineral-bearing property
THE reform of Tanzania's mining sector continued apace after the east African country's controversial president, John Magufuli, said the state would take back tracts...
Obuasi artisanal miner invasion will not be repeated, pledges Ghana’s Akufo-Addo
THE invasion of AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi mine in Ghana by artisanal miners would not be repeated, said Bloomberg News which cited assurances given by...