Work at Vedanta’s Gamsberg halted after contractor fatality
WORK has been stopped at Vedanta's Gamsberg project in the Northern Cape province following a fatality on May 25, the group said in an...
Vedanta makes case for Gamsberg zinc expansion
THE first phase development of Vedanta Resources’ Gamsberg Zinc mine in the Northern Cape could be rapidly followed by a second phase expansion which could...
Afritin unveils book-build in effort to muster £5.5m for Uis
UK-listed development company, Afritin Minerals, is to raise £5.5m through the issue of shares with the funds to be pumped into accelerating Uis, a...
SA miners among hardest working in the world: OECD
SOUTH Africa's miners were among the world's hardest workers, according to an article by BusinessLive citing a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation...
‘Gupta Clause’ to be removed from Mining Charter: Mantashe
NEGOTIATORS for a new Mining Charter will remove the so-called 'Gupta Clause' which allows naturalised citizens to benefit from empowerment regulations, said Bloomberg News citing...
Lemur wins 30-year concession for Madagascar coal-to-power project
LEMUR Holdings, a subsidiary of UK-listed Bushveld Minerals, has concluded a 30-year concession agreement with the Madagascan government that represents an important step in...
Kumba Iron Ore declares force majeure after derailments
TWO derailments that occurred on a railway line linking Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine in the Northern Cape province to Saldanha Bay in the...
Diamond jewellery demand driving sales, says De Beers’ Cleaver
DIAMOND sales following De Beers' fourth sight came in at $550m, representing a $28m improvement on sales recorded for the same sight in the...
Pouroulis’ Karo plans to manufacture catalytic converters
VETERAN mining enterpreneur, Loucas Pouroulis, wants to use some of the output from a proposed $4.2bn platinum project in Zimbabwe to manufacture catalytic converters,...
Senior Zanu/PF MPs to protect Mugabe from diamond hearing
SENIOR parliamentarians were opposed to former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe, making a public appearance in which he would answer questions regarding missing billions linked...