Mantashe changes his mind on “once empowered always empowered”
The government intends appealing a court judgement handed down on April 4 on the crucial “once empowered - always empowered” principle which...
Illegal miners hit diamond output from Petra’s Kimberley operations
Illegal mining at Petra Diamonds’ Kimberley Ekapa Mining JV (KEM) near Kimberley affected production during the March quarter by restricting access to high grade...
Gecamines sues to “dissolve” Glencore-controlled Kamoto Copper
Gecamines - the mining and trading company owned by the government of the Democratic Repubic of Congo (DRC) - has started legal proceedings...
DMR gives final approval for acquisition of Maseve mine by RB...
Toronto-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) has received final approval for the sale of its Maseve Mine to Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RB Plat) with the...
Russian sanctions benefit SA’s platinum mines as by-product prices surge
Embattled South African platinum miners are being handed a measure of relief from their grim financial situation by the jump in the prices of...
Acacia interim CEO remains tight-lipped on Tanzanian situation
Acacia Mining interim CEO Peter Geleta gave nothing away in his review of the March quarter on the two burning issues shareholders most want...
Trans Hex shares jump as it gets rid of its Orange...
Diamond producer Trans Hex is selling its loss-making Baken and Bloeddrif mines for R72m in cash and speculation on the deal drove the share...
South32 shoots the lights out and there’s more to come
The March quarterly report from South32 shows the group is hitting its operational and financial straps at the same time as the prices for...
The spectre of Eskom haunts the South African economy yet again
Best you check that the generator you have not used for the past few years will still start and fill up your petrol jerry...
US sanctions on Russia boost nickel and aluminium prices
The beneficial fallout on certain commodities from US sanctions on giant Russian aluminum producer Rusal - and possible action against Norilsk Nickel - ...