LME to police metal supply following child labour cobalt outcry
THE London Metal Exchange (LME) could remove companies from its list of approved metal suppliers if they fall short of industry standards following an...
Water use licence granted to MCM’s Vele colliery
AN integrated water use licence has been granted to the Vele colliery, a coking and thermal coal mine owned by MC Mining, (MCM) the...
Botswana Diamonds raises curtain on Kalahari exploration
BOTSWANA Diamonds said it was to begin exploration work in joint venture with Alrosa, the Russian diamond mining and marketing firm. The exploration focus...
Sibanye-Stillwater suffers another employee fatality
AN EMPLOYEE was fatally injured at the Driefontein gold mine owned by Sibanye-Stillwater, the company said today. The accident occurred whilst clearing a blocked...
Acacia Mining’s Geleta calls for patience after “bump” in 2017
PETER Geleta, interim CEO of Acacia Mining, called on investors to show patience with the group's 'legacy' issues following a difficult financial year in...
Allowing Zwane to speak was “missed opportunity”: Froneman
SOUTH African mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, should not have been allowed to speak at last week's Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, said BusinessLive....
PIC R5bn cash injection pulled Eskom from brink of default
A MUCH criticised R5bn cash injection supplied by South Africa's government-owned asset management company, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), to Eskom saved the public...
Lucapa Diamond Corp. recovers first gems from Lesotho’s Mothae
LUCAPA Diamond Company said it recovered its first diamonds from its 70%-owned Mothae kimberlite mine situated in Lesotho, an operation it bought via government...
SA mining production growth almost at standstill in December
SOUTH African mining production growth fell to only 0.1% in December, less than economists expected, from growth of 6.5% in November and October's 5.3%,...
DRDGold, Sibanye tie-up wins competition authority approval
A TRANSACTION between DRDGold and Sibanye-Stillwater that will more than double the resources of the former was approved by South Africa's competition authorities, according...