China metals strategy aimed at countering punitive Western tariffs says SP...
CHINA is implementing a strategy to import metal concentrates from around the world but then restrict refined metal exports for strategic political interests and...
SA gold sector in deep decline despite record prices says Minerals...
THE record high gold price has not been able to stop the “deep structural decline” of South Africa’s gold sector according to Minerals Council...
Botswana Diamonds to use Artificial Intelligence to pinpoint gem deposits
DIAMOND junior explorer Botswana Diamonds (BOD) is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up assessment of the company’s huge mineral database in Botswana...
Exxaro hopes to announce developments on M&A strategy by year-end
EXXARO hopes to make an announcement on developments in its merger and acquisition (M&A) strategy “before the end of the year” according to chief...
Bristow calls ‘B-S’ on retirement speculation
BARRICK Gold CEO Mark Bristow has described an article in Toronto newspaper The Globe and Mail reporting that he "raised the possibility he may...
DRDGold misses the boat on the gold price as production drops
DRDGOLD is the latest gold producer to miss out on the gold bonanza of the past six months because of falls in production which...
Kenmare stays on track as it gears up for move to...
NEWLY appointed MD Tom Hickey says his top priority at Kenmare Resources will be to deliver the company’s transition of operations to the Nataka...
Northam profits plunge amidst warnings of continued pressure on the platinum...
NORTHAM Platinum expects a decrease of between 76.6% and 86.6% in headline earnings per share for the year to end-June because of sharply lower...
Barrick will do M&A my way says CEO Mark Bristow
BARRICK CEO Mark Bristow confirms that he and his chairman John Thornton are “100% on the same page regarding merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...
Bristow defends frugal dividend as “big capital” looms
BARRICK Gold has reported a whopping 963% jump in free cash flow to $340m for the June quarter underscoring what the soaring gold price...