Natalie Greve

ASX-listed Paladin Energy has announced plans to put its Namibia-based Langer Heinrich uranium mine (LHM) on care and maintenance, blaming “stubbornly” low uranium prices and…

After more than nine years with the company, Martin Prinsloo has resigned from his position as chief financial officer and executive director of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat).…

A strong demand for high-quality white rough diamonds from Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, increased the company’s average realised diamond price by 48% in the quarter…

Diversified miner Exxaro has indicated its intention to offload its 24% stake in mining and inorganic chemical business Tronox, saying it it will use the earnings from the…

Exxaro Resources and Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the R100 million upgrade from gravel to tar of a 9.56-km stretch of road D2001 in…

Lonmin has introduced a community grievance system in a bid to improve two-way communication and accelerate the resolution of grievances between itself and stakeholders of the…

Namibia plans to finalise revisions to its mining act by the end of the year, Bloomberg reported this week. The comments were made by Mines Minister Tom Alweendo at a conference…

Aim-listed listed gold producer Goldplat produced 6 966 ounces of gold and gold equivalents in the quarter ended 31 March, with operating profitability continuing at its South…

Anglo American Platinum (AmPlats) has lifted total platinum group metals (PGM) production for the quarter ended 31 March by 8% to 1.28 million ounces. Total platinum production…

Anglo American has reported a 4% increase in total production on a copper equivalent basis for the first quarter of 2018, compared with the first three months of 2017, the…

Brenda Berlin has taken up the position of chief financial officer (CFO) of MC Mining, after resigning as Impala Platinum (Implats) group CFO in November last year. A chartered…

Gold Fields has pushed back the expected date for the first production of gold at its Gruyere gold project, in Western Australia, from March 2019 to June 2019, as a result of…

Mining companies active in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say ongoing talks with the government over the country’s proposed new tax-heavy mining code are progressing…

Caledonia Mining has unveiled plans to bolster its gold portfolio in Zimbabwe and up its interest in the Blanket mine, after the relaxation of tight ownership laws in the…

Aim-listed miner Vast Resources, with operating mines in Romania and Zimbabwe, has acquired a 95% interest in Delta Gold Zimbabwe from Alpha Resources and the Industrial…

Global diamond group De Beers has developed an app that will allow small-scale artisanal diamond miners in Sierra Leone prove that the diamonds they trade have been legally…

The government of Lesotho has indicated its intention to renew London-listed Gem Diamond’s lease for the Letšeng mine until 2034. The current lease expires in 2024. The mining…

Lesotho-focused diamond producer Firestone Diamonds lifted diamond recoveries by 6.6% in the third quarter of the year to 192 604 carats, despite “challenging conditions” at the…

East Africa-focused gold producer Shanta Gold lowered gold production from 21 288 oz in the fourth quarter of 2017 to 17 663 oz in the first quarter of 2018, but assured the…

Nine months into its financial year, diversified miner BHP Billiton has maintained its full-year production guidance for petroleum, metallurgical coal and energy coal, but warns…