Kinross hit by Tasiast shock after Mauritania calls for discussions
KINROSS is the latest company to be handed a setback by an African country seeking greater economic participation after Mauritania rejected a permit application...
Implats shares given ‘buy’ rating as balance sheet risks priced
SHARES in Impala Platinum were rated a buy by Goldman Sachs today which said the risks inherent in the company had been priced in...
Solidarity kicks off gold wage talks with 10% increase demand
SOLIDARITY, a South African trade union, has opened gold industry wage negotiations with a demand for a 10% increase annually over the next three...
SA mineral production slides in March, but coal sales higher
SOUTH African mineral production fell 8.4% in March year-on-year in a blow to the country's economy with the gold and diamond sectors registering the...
Asanko returns to profitability after improved production quarter
ASANKO Gold, the Ghana-based company in which Gold Fields has acquired a 9.9% stake, produced net income of $2.2m in the first quarter of...
B2Gold targets $259m note repayment after strong Q1
B2GOLD, the Toronto-listed gold producer, said it anticipated repaying $259m in convertible notes in the current financial, assuming a gold price of $1,300 per...
Burgh Group wins ‘temporary contract’ to operate Optimum
THE former Tegeta Resources & Exploration-owned Optimum and Koornfontein mines have been thrown a lifeline, according to a report by TimesLive which said entrepreneur...
SA committee calls for harsh consequences for firms that fail safety
SOUTH Africa's Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources said companies such as Sibanye-Stillwater ought to face harsh consequences if it was found it...
Parliamentarian pledges Mugabe will face diamond graft inquiry
FORMER Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe would not be required to attend the country's parliament on May 9 to answer questions about $15bn worth of...
Sibanye-Stillwater objects to ‘sensationalist’ comments about rockburst
SIBANYE-Stillwater hit back at claims that the company had sent seven miners killed following a fall of ground to their deaths saying that although...