Lucapa calls for trading halt ahead of August 28 announcement
SHARES in Lucapa Diamond Company have been subject to a trading halt ahead of an announcement scheduled for publication on August 28.
Lucapa announced on...
Mantashe drops MPRDA bombshell saying amendments ought not be passed
SOUTH Africa mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, dropped a bombshell saying the long delayed promulgation of amendments to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act...
Tharisa upbeat on buying 90% stake in Salene Chrome
THARISA, a chrome and platinum group metal producer, said it remained optimistic of reaching an agreement with Leto Settlement regarding the purchase of a...
NUM declares deadline with gold producers as wage talks stumble
WAGE negotiations in South Africa's gold sector were at a deadlock, said Reuters citing a statement by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The NUM...
Eskom testing of Brakfontein coal sample questioned by National Treasury
Miningmx erroneously stated in an earlier version of this article that Koko was responsible for swapping the coal samples. This was incorrect reporting. The...
AMCU’s Mathunjwa threatens fresh wave of platinum strikes
JOSEPH Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) has threatened a fresh round of industrial action following announcements by the...
MCM raises R15m from ABSA for Uitkomst equipment recap
MC Mining (MCM) has raised R15m in debt which it will use to buy new underground mining equipment for Uitkomst, a KwaZulu-Natal province thermal...
Pan African’s ETRP-Elikhulu integration tracking for December close
THE incorporation of Pan African Resources' Evander Tailings Retreatment Plant (ETRP) into its recently commissioned Elikhulu plant would be completed by December taking combined...
Mantashe blames Gold Fields management for South Deep hit
SOUTH African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, laid the blame for proposed job cuts at Gold Fields' South Deep mine, west of Johannesburg, on the...
Perseus Mining heartened by drilling at Yaouré shapes up as third...
PERSEUS Mining declared itself heartened by results from exploration work on its Sissingué property in Côte d’Ivoire - the firm's recently commissioned operation where...