ANC opposition to free enterprise has crippled junior mining
THE South African junior mining sector is broken and is impossible to fix under current circumstances. That’s according to Paul Miller, MD of mining...
Era of mega-projects is over as lenders detail investment criteria
INVESTORS are willing to put money into exploration projects, but only under certain circumstances, funders said at the 2018 Junior Indaba on Tuesday.
In a...
Botswana Diamonds, Vast JV is “first step” into Zimbabwe
BOTSWANA Diamonds’ move to set up a joint exploration venture with London-listed junior miner Vast Resources looking for diamond deposits in Zimbabwe is a...
Mining Charter talks to enter last – and most perilous –...
DETAILS of South Africa's new Mining Charter negotiations are starting to emerge, the latest being those disclosed by the country's deputy mines minister, Godfrey...
Govt asks miners for turnover-based donations to junior fund
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has approached the country's mining sector to contribute a portion of its turnover to a junior miner...
Harmony Gold to begin Kalgold expansion pre-feasibility in 2019
HARMONY Gold is to begin a pre-feasibility study in 2019 that will weigh expanding the group's North West province mine, Kalgold, after initially testing...
Does mining’s ‘dirty, unsafe’ reputation harm valuations?
GENERALLY speaking, mining stocks trade at a discount to the market, even the powerful ones that rank highly on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange such...
Glencore’s bigger DRC risk may be Joseph Kabila, not his new...
GLENCORE has under-performed most of its peer group this year, partly on concerns about developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where the...
Mining Charter finalisation waiting on ‘Meeting of Principals’
SOUTH Africa's mining sector will schedule a crucial 'Meeting of Principals' consisting of central industry figures including the country's mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, and...
Sibanye-Stillwater confirms fatality in Driefontein fall of ground
SIBANYE-Stillwater confirmed an employee was killed in a fall of ground accident at its Driefontein mine, west of Johannesburg, this morning. The group's head of...