Botswana’s Morupule mine to expand as SA producers chase exports
BOTSWANA'S Morupule Coal Mine will ramp up annual production to eight million tonnes a year (Mt/y) from current output of 2.8Mt/y and is targeting...
Legal fight likely in DRC as Mining Code regulations become law
MINING companies including Glencore, Randgold Resources, and AngloGold Ashanti failed to persuade the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to alter proposed changes to its...
Alphamin studying potential DRC Mining Code exemptions
ALPHAMIN Resources, the Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed tin development company, said it noted provisions in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) mining code that could...
Cupric Canyon to start construction on Khoemacau in October
CUPRIC Canyon, a North American private equity firm, will begin construction of the Khoemacau copper project in Botswana in October, said Reuters.
Citing Johannes Tsimako, a...
Seismic events a fact of life in deep underground mining
SEISMIC events in deep underground mining were a fact of life, said Reuters citing the comments of Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater. Froneman was...
Platinum market to begin slow recovery this year – GFMS
THE platinum price would begin to recover this year amid a market deficit which would reach a four-year peak whilst the palladium market would...
Angola to modernise diamond industry to drive new investment
ANGOLA aimed to attract new investment to its diamond industry by making policy changes, said Reuters which cited the comments of the country's president, João...
Harmony raises R1.05bn following 55 million share issue
HARMONY Gold said it had raised R1.05bn after issuing just over 55 million new shares - about 15% of the company's issued share capital.
The shares...
GoviEx raises C$6m following share placement
URANIUM development firm, GoviEx Uranium, said it had raised just over C$6m following a private placement of some 35.7 million units consisting of one...
Mining to help drive Tanzania economic growth 7.2% in 2018
TANZANIA expected its economy to grow by 7.2% this year representing a slight increase on the previous year's 7.1%, said Reuters citing the East...