Northam’s 19.9% PGM production increase underlines resilience
NORTHAM Platinum Holdings increased total equivalent refined metal production from own operations 10.6% for the six months ended December.
Commenting in a production update on Monday...
First Quantum to explore “smaller” mine sales, cuts dividend
FIRST Quantum will explore selling smaller mines in its portfolio and stakes in its larger mining assets, but it scotched rumours it planned to...
Diamond imports on the rise in December as mid-stream restocks
INDIA'S rough diamond imports more than tripled in December suggesting a turn in fortunes for the embattled sector.
Morgan Stanley said in a report on...
Landslide at illegal mine in Tanzania claims lives of 22 people
A LANDSLIDE at an illegal mining in northern Tanzania claimed the lives of 22 people, the BBC reported on Monday.
The incident occurred at Ng'alita...
SA fails to process any of 2,525 mining permits for 23/24
THE backlog of mining permits in South Africa has worsened as some 2,525 new applications submitted in the government's financial year ended February 29...
Harmony says Hidden Valley output unaffected by PNG violence
HARMONY Gold said production from its Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea was unaffected by violence that erupted on the Pacific island nation...
Cutifani says Glencore tie-up a priority for Vale Base Metals
VALE Base Metals (VBM) is prioritising a decision on whether to combine its nickel operations in Canada's Sudbury basin with those of Glencore this...
Woodsmith deal would feed Anglo share price recovery
ANGLO American's share price took a major mauling in 2023, especially in the fourth quarter after a year-end investor update in which it warned...
Tharisa needs more of the same after record Q1 chrome output
THARISA started its 2024 financial year on a good production footing producing record amounts of chrome, a metal used in steelmaking.
The company said in...
De Beers to spend $1bn on Jwaneng expansion
DE Beers will go ahead with a planned $1bn investment to extend the life of its flagship Jwaneng mine in Botswana, said Reuters citing...