SA mining production rises 2.4% in January: Stats SA
SOUTH African mining production increased by 2.4% year-on-year in January, boosted by iron ore and other non-metallic minerals, said Fin24, an online publication, citing...
Russia JV to build PGM mine, smelter in Zimbabwe for $400m
A JOINT Venture between Russia's JSC Afromet and Zimbabwe's Pen East - Great Dyke Investments (GDI) - is to build a precious metals mine...
Zimbabwe to quadruple coal production in 2018: Chitando
SOME $300m in investment has been pumped into Zimbabwe's coal sector in an effort to quadruple production compared to its 2017 numbers, said Reuters...
Kore Potash unveils listing plans for UK’s AIM
KORE Potash, a mining development company operating in the Republic of Congo (RoC), said today it would list on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM),...
Kropz Elandsfontein phosphate mine needs “additional capital”: ARC
COMMISSIONING of the Kropz phosphate mine Elandsfontein, situated near the ecologically sensitive Langebaan Lagoon on South Africa's Western Cape coastline, had been earmarked for...
GEM’s 910 carat ‘Legend of Lesotho’ provides $40m revenue boost
GEM Diamonds said it had sold a 910 carat diamond recovered from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho in January for $40m on tender in...
Anglo American says no-one harmed in rupture at Minas Rio
ANGLO American's Brazilian iron ore mine, Minas Rio, suffered delays after a pipeline burst on March 12 - the second potentially harmful mining incident...
NUM denies seeking removal of Optimum business practitioners
SOUTH Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) denied reports issued through a public relations agency on behalf of Kruger & Co attorneys on March...
SA mining to rebound in January, but growth uncertain in 2018
GROWTH is expected to be registered in South Africa's mining and manufacturing sectors for January, but the coming months are less certain owing to...
Silicosis class action could be settled in six weeks: Spoor
SOUTH African gold producers could reach a settlement regarding a lawsuit over the fatal lung disease silicosis within six weeks, according to a report...