Vicuña extends Argentine mine life by years
VICUÑA Corp., a joint venture between Australia's BHP and Canada's Lundin Mining, has announced a six-year extension to the operational lifespan of its Josemaria...
BHP faces $1.7bn cost blowout at Canada project
MINING giant BHP Group on Friday announced significant delays and cost increases at its Canadian potash venture, Jansen, Reuters reported on Friday.
Some $1.7bn in...
Rains wash away Valterra Platinum’s first half earnings
VALTERRA Platinum today forecast a precipitous decline in interim earnings owing to heavy rains in the first quarter which led to the suspension of...
US consortium eyes Congo copper firm acquisition
A US investment group featuring ex-military personnel is working to buy Chemaf Resources, a mining firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has...
Vedanta unit plans major Zambian smelter upgrade
KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) will overhaul its Zambian smelter facility as part of efforts to boost production following last year's return to full operations...
Kuvimba plans $270m lithium processing facility
KUVIMBA Mining House will start construction of a lithium concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in Zimbabwe during the third quarter, with operations expected...
SA platinum miners start to catch up lost production
SOUTH African platinum production recovered in May while there has also been an easing in Chinese imports of the metal.
Statistics SA data published earlier...
AngloGold to buy Nevada neighbour Augusta Gold for $111m
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti on Wednesday announced a $111m offer for Augusta Gold, a Toronto-listed business which owns gold-bearing tenements in Nevada's Beatty District.
The deal, supported...
Kuvimba revises Darwendale platinum project approach
KUVIMBA Mining House has redesigned its Darwendale platinum development as an open-pit operation rather than the originally planned underground mine, said Trevor Barnard in...
Namib minerals plans $300m Zimbabwe mine revival
NAMIB Minerals intends to invest $300m in restarting two dormant gold mines in Zimbabwe, said Reuters citing Ibrahima Tall, CEO of Namib Minerals.
The...