Gemfields set to post lower interim earnings as revenues slide heavily...
PRECIOUS gemstone mining and marketing firm, Gemfields, was likely to produce a decline in interim net profit for the six months ended June although...
SA mine safety inspectorate warns of increased safety audits to curb...
THE Department of Minerals and Energy (DMRE) said it would increase safety audits at mines across South Africa during the fourth quarter in order to...
SA’s Transnet inks transformative 650k sinter deal with Kalagadi Manganese
TRANSNET'S target of transporting 15.1 million tons (Mt) of manganese to South African ports this year received a boost after it agreed a contract...
Optimum Coal bidder AEMFC to be shifted out of DMRE in...
AFRICAN Exploration & Mining Finance Company (AEMFC), the state-owned mining company thought to have bid for Optimum Coal Mine, will be moved out of...
Exxaro to build on non-coal ambitions with R1.55bn takeover of Cennergi
EXXARO Resources is to buy 100% control of its renewable energy play Cennergi from India's Tata Power Company for R1.55bn as it seeks to...
B2Gold to lift stake in Gramalote to 50%, take management control...
B2GOLD would lift its stake in Colombia's Gramalote gold prospect to 50% and take project management of the exploration programme by the end of...
Petra led into full-year loss after it writes down assets $247m...
PETRA Diamonds said its South African lenders remained onside despite weak diamond prices which led the company into a $258.1m net loss for the...
Kinross approves $150m Tasiast second phase project, seeking 40% production uplift
KINROSS Gold Corporation is to proceed with the second phase development of its Mauritania mine, Tasiast, at a capital cost of $150m, the Toronto-listed...
Mining sector mourns “untimely” passing of deputy mines minister, Bavelile Hlongwa
THE Minerals Council South Africa expressed its sadness at the passing of deputy mines minister, Bavelile Hlongwa, who lost her life on September 13.
According to...
SA Govt to discuss price indexation with coal sector to contain...
THE South African government would ask the country's coal producers to consider indexing the price of coal supplied to Eskom, the state-owned power utility,...