SA mining cannot keep relying on courts to regulate industry
THE recent judgment in the court case between the Chamber of Mines and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) over the once-empowered, always-empowered principle...
Platinum miners’ optimism about the hole they’re in is misplaced
YOU have to be an optimist to be a miner and the most diehard optimists in the business right now are those in platinum...
Implats heartened, but needs evidence Zimbabwe is changing
EMMERSON Mnangagwa, who took over from Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe’s president in November, is making encouraging statements to woo mining investors back. But after...
Gold stolen at Harmony Gold’s Kalgold mine in R4m heist
HARMONY Gold confirmed an ambush of employees at its Kalgold mine in South Africa's North West province resulted in the theft of about eight...
Third of SA platinum in “harvest mode” as industry crisis deepens
IT would be difficult for South Africa to recover the ground it had lost in platinum market share because of the high cost base...
SA platinum miners urged to re-think beneficiation strategies
PLATINUM miners are investing time and money in promoting hydrogen fuel cells, but South Africa is not a big enough market to absorb significant quantities...
Opinion split on best way into rock-bottom platinum market
THE platinum market is now at such a totally depressed stage that it’s time to buy in, but analyst opinion is divided over whether...
Mantashe won’t appeal High Court finding as focus falls on “80%...
SOUTH Africa mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, declared the negotiating team discussing changes to the country's Mining Charter was "80% there", and would be concluded...
Mixed reviews as Gold Fields CEO, Nick Holland, defends capex push
GOLD Fields CEO, Nick Holland, acknowledged Asanko Gold's plans to grow its Ghana footprint may have been too ambitious which is one of the...
Centamin expected to stage output recovery after grade-hit Q1
CENTAMIN, the London-listed gold producer that mines the Sukari gold mine in Egypt, stuck to full-year guidance of 580,000 ounces for its 2018 financial...