AngloGold’s Pityana warns against perils of reckless Mining Charter
SIPHO Pityana, a prominent critic of former South African president, Jacob Zuma, said the updated draft on the country’s Mining Charter ought not to...
Shanta Gold recovery takes another important step in Q2
THE recovery of Tanzanian producer, Shanta Gold, took another important step in the second quarter after the company turned in production of 20,544 ounces (Q1:...
Hummingbird concludes first full quarter of Yanfolila output
HUMMINGBIRD Resources sold 38,726 ounces of gold in the second quarter - the first full quarter of production at the firm's recently commissioned southern...
Petra signs wage agreement with NUM for Cullinan mine
PETRA Diamonds has signed a one-year wage agreement with members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) employed at the company's Cullinan mine for...
Palabora disaster prompts Govt to bring safety summit forward
A MINE safety summit convened for November by South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has been moved forward to September following the death...
Talks on Rio exit from Simandou ongoing but no deal in...
DISCUSSIONS regarding the sale of Rio Tinto's shares in the iron ore project in Guinea were continuing but there was no detail on when...
Chrome mining group Moti may sell up to 25%, $500m stake
JOHANNESBURG-headquartered conglomerate Moti Group would be prepared to sell a $500m stake in the business, possibly to a high net worth individual, said Bloomberg...
Merafe half-years earnings slip as prices cool, firmer rand
MERAFE Resources said interim headline share earnings would be between 16 South African cents and 18 cents/share, a decline of between 7.2% and 17.5%...
Minerals Council expresses “deep concern” over mine deaths this year
THE Minerals Council South Africa said it noted "with deep concern" the increase in the number of fatalities among the country's mineworkers in the...
Strike flares up again at Randgold’s Tongon mine
A GOVERNMENT-led process to improve "industrial relations" at the Tongon mine of Randgold Resources was interrupted at the weekend, the group said, adding that...