Gold Fields concludes $17.9m shares purchase of 9.9% in Asanko
GOLD Fields has completed the $17.6m purchase of a 9.9% stake in Asanko Gold through a private placement of shares. The transactions precedes an...
Coal association disappointed BHP has decided to leave
THE World Coal Association (WCA) was disappointed BHP had decided to leave the organisation which insisted it favoured a balanced approach that integrated climate...
Ghana to review corporate tax exemptions on mining
GHANA is to review the way it grants corporate tax exemptions to mining companies as it seeks to stamp out fraud and in order...
Jubilee Metals’ Kabwe mining licence reinstated by Zambia
THE mining licence for Jubilee Metals' Kabwe lead, zinc and vanadium project has been reinstated by the Zambian government after a number of project conditions...
Randgold’s famed business judgement enduring test in 2018
DIFFICULTIES in some of the West African countries in which it operates is behind a one fifth decline in the shares of Randgold Resources...
Striking Northam employees to return to work on April 4
EMPLOYEES at Northam Platinum's Booysendal mine were scheduled to return to work from the morning shift tomorrow (April 4) following the end of strike...
Junior miners at risk of getting short shrift in Charter talks
JUNIOR mining firms were at risk of being sidelined in negotiations regarding a new Mining Charter, said BusinessLive citing the views of Bernard Swanepoel,...
Afritin to start Uis construction in May as chases early cash...
LONDON-listed Afritin Minerals, a tin development company, said it would begin construction of its proposed Uis mine in Namibia in May with first production earmarked for...
Cradle Arc seeks assets as rolls out plan for Mowana boost
CRADLE Arc, formerly known as Alecto Minerals, was to increase output at its Botswana copper mine, Mowana, to 12,000 tonnes a year and was...
Perseus reaches commercial production at Sissingué
PERSEUS Mining said commercial production at its second mine, Sissingué in Côte d’Ivoire, was a major step in establishing itself as a 500,000 ounce/year gold producer....