Tharisa unveils first step in expansion strategy, but costs knock H1...
CHROME and platinum group metal (PGM) producer, Tharisa, paid an interim dividend of two US cents/share as promised, but the transition to an owner-operater...
Vedanta regional ambitions given definition in Africa Base Metals
VEDANTA'S Southern Africa ambitions have been given greater definition following the creation of Africa Base Metals, an entity through which its zinc and copper...
Houndé gives all-important kicker to Endeavour’s March quarter
THE newly commissioned Houndé mine in Burkina Faso made all the difference to Endeavour Mining’s March quarterly results as the successful ramp-up of operations...
DMR to roll-out legalisation of artisanal mining throughout SA
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is to roll out the legalisation of artisanal mining activities beginning with an agreement between informal miners...
With 16 days to go, Mantashe unwavering on Mining Charter talks...
SOUTH Africa mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, showed no signs that the three month deadline for completion of Mining Charter negotiations was in peril in...
Glencore et al fail to address key issues in DRC Mining...
MINING companies including Randgold Resources and Glencore said they were able to influence some regulations through which the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) 2018...
Brown calls time at Firestone Diamonds after tough final year
STUART Brown has called it a day at Firestone Diamonds, the Lesotho-based diamond mining firm, where he has been CEO for five years. He...
Lonmin cuts capex as net cash slides to $17m after lock-up
TROUBLED platinum producer, Lonmin, reported a decline in net cash during the six months ended March owing to a lock-up of metal following a...
Lonmin merger with Sibanye-Stillwater may be on the skids
SIBANYE-Stillwater's proposed merger with Lonmin may be on the skids, said Liberum Capital in a recent report.
According to the UK investment bank, the low...
Eastplats reports 17% escalation in Crocodile River chrome project
EASTERN Platinum (Eastplats) said a chrome tailings retreatment project at its Crocodile River mine near Brits in South Africa's North West province would cost...