Valterra CEO confident platinum price rally is sustainable
THIS year’s Platinum Week conference in London in May was a turning point for platinum group metals (PGMs) and the miners, said Valterra Platinum...
First Quantum suspends operations after fatal accident
FIRST Quantum Minerals said on Monday it had temporarily suspended operations in the area of an accident at the Trident project in Zambia which...
Mali reopens Barrick office under court administrator
MALIAN tax officials have reopened Barrick Mining's office in the capital under a court-appointed administrator, after it was shuttered in April over alleged non-payment...
SA secures $1.5bn World Bank infrastructure loan
SOUTH Africa has signed a $1.5bn loan agreement with the World Bank, aiming to overhaul its transport and energy infrastructure and reignite economic growth,...
SA platinum titan Barry Davison passes away, aged 80
FORMER Anglo American Platinum chairman and CEO Barry Davison has passed away, industry sources said on Monday. He was 80.
In addition to chairing Anglo...
Gold windfall to put Harmony growth plans in the shade
HARMONY Gold said on Monday it would publish details of a feasibility study into Eva Copper on August 28 when it announces what are...
Record gold prices fuel Sudan’s deadly civil war
RECORD-high gold prices are driving a mining surge in Sudan, providing crucial revenue for the country's warring factions to finance their brutal conflict, said...
Gemfields shares rise as ruby expansion offsets gloom
GEMFIELDS will commission a second processing plant at its ruby mine Montepuez in Mozambique in September, the company said on Friday.
Shares in the company...
Kumba CFO to step down in December
KUMBA Iron Ore said its CFO of eight years Bothwell Mazarura is to step down from end-December after serving a six month notice period.
He...
Kenmare takeover talks end after consortium lowered offer
TAKEOVER discussions between Kenmare Resources and a consortium that included its former managing director ended in failure, the parties said on Thursday.
"Following a comprehensive...