Fire at Implats No. 5 furnace not expected to hurt output...
A FIRE broke out at Impala Platinum's (Implats') No. 5 furnace at 6am on Sunday (February 4), but the event is not expected to...
Juniors asked to consider royalty, streaming project finance deals
JUNIOR coal mining firms were urged to get creative in securing project finance amid concerns at this year's South African Coal Export conference in...
Prominent DMR critic hopes for “new” Mining Charter by year-end
THE political developments of the last few weeks – most notably industry sweetheart Cyril Ramaphosa's December election as president of the ANC – is...
Sibanye-Stillwater safety returns 955 trapped miners at Beatrix
EVERY miner trapped underground since Wednesday at the premises of Sibanye-Stillwater's Beatrix gold mine in the Free State was delivered safely to surface described...
Zwane to be briefed by Sibanye on plight of 950 trapped...
SOUTH African mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, will be briefed by Sibanye-Stillwater on Friday (February 2) after a lightning strike on Wednesday (January 31) left 950...
Eskom will favour coal juniors with wheels for new supply
AGEING and inadequate transport infrastructure, coupled with a reticence by energy utility Eskom to dirty its hands with logistics, could offer opportunities for junior...
Glencore adjusts 2018 coal guidance, will ramp up copper
MINING and commodities marketing company, Glencore, reiterated previous production guidance for 2018 with the exception of coal which was lowered five million tonnes (Mt),...
DRDGold stages first half rebound despite lower rand gold price
DRDGOLD, a gold retreatment company, staged a strong recovery in the first six months of its 2018 financial year owing to an 11% increase...
Centamin pays out 100% of 2017 cash flow for bumper dividend
EGYPTIAN gold mining firm, Centamin, delivered the ultimate reward to shareholders paying out its entire cash flow generated in 2017 via a final dividend...
AngloGold in strong finish to 2017, but exceptional items bruise
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti registered a strong end to its 2017 financial year mining just over a million ounces of gold in the fourth quarter, and taking...