Vedanta’s Griffith targets $1.3bn rebuild of Konkola Copper
VEDANTA Base Metal's top priority in Zambia will be to restore the loss-making Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to profitability and build up production from...
Africa warned against imposing export bans on minerals
AFRICA has been warned to steer clear of export bans on undeveloped minerals until infrastructural deficits are tackled.
Benedikt Sobotka of Kazakh miner Eurasian Resources...
Transmission infrastructure urgently needed for Mpumalanga
SOUTH Africa's Mpumalanga province could run out of available grid capacity within the next five to six years if no new transmission infrastructure is built...
Congo firm to buy cobalt from artisanal miners within three months
THE Democratic Republic of Congo’s Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC), a company established to buy up metal from the country's artisanal miners, could start...
DRDGold increases unit cost guidance for 2024
DRDGOLD forecast full year gold production for the 12 months ended June to come in at the lower end of its 165,000 to 175,000...
Kumba cuts output 26% to counter “unsustainable” stock level
KUMBA Iron Ore cut fourth quarter production 26% to ease pressure on mineral stockpiles at its mines and Saldanha port which it said had...
Implats impairs mines for R1.69bn as metal shake-out hits sector
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) will announce R1.69bn in asset write-downs in its interim accounts ended December following 37% decline in platinum group metal prices. It...
Mali’s new mineral code puts B2Gold Fekola growth at risk
B2GOLD CEO Clive Johnson remains upbeat about the group’s Fekola mine operations in Mali despite a delay in permitting for the new Fekola regional...
Ivanhoe signs 250kt/y copper rail deal for Lobito Atlantic corridor
IVANHOE Mines, which is developing the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has agreed to rail up to 250,000 tons...
How the science of carbon capture aids just transition
Close to a quarter of a million workers are employed in the coal industry, hence any discontinuation of this fossil fuel cannot be spoken of without considering the socio-economic impact.