Holland concedes lack of leadership key to South Deep failures
TURNOVER in head of operations at South Deep - equal to an average tenor of between 18 months to two years - was a...
How job losses, fatalities and illegal mining are a vicious cycle
WHEN it comes to mining statistics of a negative nature they relate in the first place to the 82 mining deaths that occurred in...
Gold Fields to press on with “high capex” 2018 despite headwinds
GOLD Fields said it was in "a comfortable position" to embark on another "high capex year" as it extended operations in Ghana and forged on...
Pan African considering closures as rand hurts high cost shafts
PAN African Resources is staring down the barrel at further retrenchments and possible shaft or mine closures should the dollar price of gold stay...
Kumba studies ‘step-out’ growth plan as iron ore market shifts
ANGLO American listed subsidiary Kumba Iron Ore set down plans for a more outward looking "step-out" strategy partly aimed at replacing diminishing reserves at...
SA mines solid for Harmony, but firm warns against rand strength
HARMONY Gold turned in a strong operating performance in the first six months of its 2018 financial year lifting production 6% from its South...
SA miners turn spotlight on Zimbabwe, but caution still rules
THE replacement of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe with his party rival Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to have resuscitated the interest of several South African mining...
Acacia shares dented again as it embarks on ‘step-down’ gold plan
ACACIA Mining has its work cut out after telling investors today it would produce up to 43% less gold in its 2018 financial year...
Ekurhuleni power dispute won’t impinge on DRDGold payout plans
DRDGOLD said a decision to pay R126m amid a legal dispute with a local municipality regarding electricity tariffs would not affect its intention to pay...
Ben’s bet only delayed inevitable Sibanye-Stillwater bid for Lonmin
IT looks as if Lonmin CEO, Ben Magara, saw the writing on the wall roughly three-quarters through 2017. Faced with the prospect that the...