Huge uncontracted nuclear utility needs are good news for uranium
TERM contracts for uranium entered into between nuclear utilities and uranium miners have been strengthening consistently for the past five years, and will continue...
South32 pumps aluminium output to seize high prices
SOUTH32, the global metals producer, is pulling out all stops to take advantage of aluminium prices at four-year highs, even as the Middle East...
Burkina Faso compels West African to give up more of Kiaka
DESPITE West African Resources’ efforts to present an alternative proposal, the Burkina Faso government has proceeded to grab a bigger stake in the Kiaka...
Rio Tinto considers options to exit RBM
GLOBAL miner Rio Tinto is “evaluating its options” for its Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) titanium business and actively testing the market for its borates...
Sibanye-Stillwater starts talks with EU on ensuring Keliber’s viability
A DECISION on when to proceed with the third phase of the full €763m Keliber project in Finland, the refinery, is expected to be...
Winds turn more favourable for Harmony’s share price
THE challenges Harmony Gold Mining has been facing in recent months that have caused its share price to underperform its global peers, including AngloGold...
Implats weighs platinum growth projects in Zimbabwe
NO sector does a corporate faceplant quite like mining; tales of projects gone awry are legion.
One from Zimbabwe involves BHP's 10-year odyssey of misspend...
Paladin upgrades uranium guidance from Langer Heinrich
PALADIN Energy said on Friday it aimed to produce more uranium oxide from its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia that previously forecast following a...
Will BHP really bet on South African mining again?
SOUTH African mining is at one of those rare moments when its trajectory could tilt either way. There is talk of hope and renewal,...
Africa has turned the screw on its gold miners. Just ask...
RESOURCE nationalism is back in a big way in Africa's gold sector. The latest company to come under its eye is Gold Fields, where...