Fura Gems consolidates Mozambique gemstone position
FURA Gems, a company listed on Toronto's Venture Exchange, said it had consolidated its position in Mozambique's gemstone mining industry through the acquisition of...
Mantashe praises rescue of 644 miners at Gold One’s Modder East
SOUTH African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, commended the rescue of 644 gold miners at the premises of Modder East, a mine owned by Gold...
Mnangagwa warns miners to respect environmental standards
ZIMBABWE president, Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged mining companies operating in the southern Africa country to respect its environment by adopting best practice.
Speaking at the...
SA mines to hold safety day during August to demonstrate commitment
THE Minerals Council SA said today each of its members would hold a safety day at their operations in August in order to visibly...
Base Resources reins in net debt $27.6m to $33.2m
AUSTRALIAN-listed Base Resources, which mines heavy minerals from Kenya, said production of ilmenite would be slightly lower in the 2019 financial with guidance set...
Karo Platinum officially kicks off Zimbabwe PGM project
KARO Platinum formally kicked off a platinum development in Zimbabwe in joint venture with the country's government that could see the production of 1.4...
Miners break losing streak after orders climb on LME
SHARES in mining heavyweights Glencore, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were pushed higher today taking the Stoxx 600 basic resources index rose as much as...
Computer glitch interrupts copper deliveries from DRC
A COMPUTER glitch interrupted copper and cobalt deliveries from the Democratic Republic of Congo by up to nine days, said Reuters citing an official.
Eric...
AngloGold demerger not off the table as SA gold nears sunset
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti may yet revisit a corporate plan to demerge its South African assets, said Bloomberg News citing a comment by the gold firm's...
Petra’s Dippenaar lauds “solid progression” as firm lowers net debt
PETRA Diamonds forecast production of between 3.8 million to four million carats (cts) in its 2019 financial year excluding its Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint...