Wescoal Holdings to sell ‘non-core, non-operational asset’
WESCOAL Holdings, a thermal coal mining and trading firm, is to dispose of a non-operational asset deemed non-core which it said was in line...
South32 to buy 50% met coal stake from Aquila in Queensland
SOUTH32 has agreed to buy a 50% stake in Eagle Downs, from Aquila Resources, a subsidiary of China BaoWu Steel Group, for an upfront payment of...
Guinea president Conde reshuffles cabinet as protests increase
GUINEA president Alpha Conde reshuffled his cabinet amid national discontent including strikes and protests in the West African country's mining sector.
Mamady Camara, who was...
Mining Charter ought to take exploration sector into account
SOUTH Africa's Mining Charter, currently being discussed by the government and Minerals Council ahead of a redraft, ought to make special provision for the...
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...