Sibanye-Stillwater files Lonmin deal with Competition Commission
SIBANYE-Stillwater has filed its application for the merger of its platinum group metal (PGM) operations with Lonmin, with South Africa's Competition Commission adding that...
Optimum business rescue efforts thrown into confusion
EFFORTS to find new owners for Optimum Coal Mine and other mining properties formerly run by Tegeta Resources, a company owned by the Gupta family,...
Zimbabwe expects to clear debt with foreign banks
ZIMBABWE expects to make up for all its debt arrears to major international lenders by September and could return to international capital markets thereafter,...
Resgen says no urgency in securing $68.5m for rail link
RESOURCE Generation (Resgen), the Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed coal development firm, said there was no urgency to fund $68.4m in rail link development costs as well...
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...