Botswana Diamonds to use Artificial Intelligence to pinpoint gem deposits
DIAMOND junior explorer Botswana Diamonds (BOD) is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up assessment of the company’s huge mineral database in Botswana...
Exxaro hopes to announce developments on M&A strategy by year-end
EXXARO hopes to make an announcement on developments in its merger and acquisition (M&A) strategy “before the end of the year” according to chief...
Bristow calls ‘B-S’ on retirement speculation
BARRICK Gold CEO Mark Bristow has described an article in Toronto newspaper The Globe and Mail reporting that he "raised the possibility he may...
DRDGold misses the boat on the gold price as production drops
DRDGOLD is the latest gold producer to miss out on the gold bonanza of the past six months because of falls in production which...
Kenmare stays on track as it gears up for move to...
NEWLY appointed MD Tom Hickey says his top priority at Kenmare Resources will be to deliver the company’s transition of operations to the Nataka...
Northam profits plunge amidst warnings of continued pressure on the platinum...
NORTHAM Platinum expects a decrease of between 76.6% and 86.6% in headline earnings per share for the year to end-June because of sharply lower...
Barrick will do M&A my way says CEO Mark Bristow
BARRICK CEO Mark Bristow confirms that he and his chairman John Thornton are “100% on the same page regarding merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...
Bristow defends frugal dividend as “big capital” looms
BARRICK Gold has reported a whopping 963% jump in free cash flow to $340m for the June quarter underscoring what the soaring gold price...
Gold Fields doubles down on Canadian gold bet
GOLD Fields is buying Canadian gold junior Osisko Mining in a cash deal valued at C$2.16bn which gives the group 100% control of the...
Lucara Diamond provides some much-needed sparkle
SECOND quarter results from Toronto-listed Lucara Diamonds have at last delivered some good news for the diamond sector after the gloom and doom of...