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...
Mining Charter talks to enter last – and most perilous –...
DETAILS of South Africa's new Mining Charter negotiations are starting to emerge, the latest being those disclosed by the country's deputy mines minister, Godfrey...
Govt asks miners for turnover-based donations to junior fund
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has approached the country's mining sector to contribute a portion of its turnover to a junior miner...
Harmony Gold to begin Kalgold expansion pre-feasibility in 2019
HARMONY Gold is to begin a pre-feasibility study in 2019 that will weigh expanding the group's North West province mine, Kalgold, after initially testing...