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Kimberley licence award shifted the debate on ‘zama-zamas’
After years of protests and stand-offs with police and security guards, the June victory which saw thousands of zama-zamas (artisanal and illegal miners) in Kimberley acquire a…
Northam’s Dunne undaunted by ‘surprising’ platinum price
Platinum prices, which continue to languish near decade lows, have done little to dampen the confidence of Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne, who is sticking to his strategy to…
Seabed mining the next frontier as DeepGreen trawls Pacific for copper
DeepGreen Metals, which plans to extract copper, cobalt, zinc and manganese from the seabed in the Pacific Ocean, says it is making steady progress on its plan to become the…
Northam set fair for “promising” advance on Booysendal South
NORTHAM Platinum, which is investing R3.5bn in the current financial year as part of its aggressive expansion strategy, said progress on its new Booysendal South mine was looking…
CER ups ante with new court challenge against coal-fired power
BUOYED by a landmark judgment that halted the construction of a new coal-fired power station in Limpopo earlier this year, the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) has made good…
Self-inflicted damages worsen metals downturn for Africa
IN Southern Africa, severe drought conditions, a drop in commodity prices, and increasing pressure on the state purse have hit key mining economies. Some of the pain has been…
Hope dawns for broken Blyvoor villagers
The outlook for the community at the abandoned Blyvooruitzicht mine may finally improve as some R30m falls within their grasp.
Refinery maintains output during strike
Rand Refinery said it intended to maintain normal production despite a strike by workers who want higher wages and are objecting to the use of polygraph tests.
Refinery workers strike over wages, polygraphs
More than 300 employees at Rand Refinery are currently on strike after negotiations over higher wages and the banning of polygraph tests deadlocked.
Pan African warns on dividend
Pan African Resources said it may cut its dividend to UK investors as low grades at its Evander operations hurt profits
Implats sets sights on 850koz growth target
Impala Platinum has targeted production of 850,000 ounces a year from its Lease Area saying it needs more, not less, labour.
CoAL, Grindrod settle Matola deal
Coal of Africa will pay $10m to settle liabilities related to a take-or-pay agreement with two Grindrod subsidiaries until the end of December 2016.
Lonmin ramp-up ‘better than planned’
Lonmin added that speculation that it was planning to retrench 5,700 jobs was also “without foundation”.
Judge orders Aurora players to pay up
Liquidators of Pamodzi Gold have won their first court order to reclaim money from parties related to Aurora Empowerment Systems.
Pay day for BHP Billiton directors
Directors of BHP Billiton cashed in last week selling shares after the group posted a 23% improvement in earnings but passed up the chance of a share buy-back.
Aurora’s Zuma, Mandela granted time
Zondwa Mandela and Khulubuse Zuma and other directors of Aurora Management Systems are expected to get more time as they fight R1.8bn in legal claims.
Adding up the numbers
As Transnet Freight Rail starts delivering on the early phases of its coal line upgrades, questions remain over the economics of its most ambitious expansion plans.
Lessons from Blyvoor’s demise
The derelict streets of Blyvooruitzicht, once one of the richest gold mines in the world, serves as a stark reminder of much that needs fixing in SA’s mining sector.
AngloGold lauded as cost cutting bears fruit
The group’s Obuasi gold mine will be restructured as part of a cost drive that had borne fruit for CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan.
Lonmin weighs legal options to end strike
Lonmin is considering legal options to bring a 17-week strike at its operations in the platinum belt to an end, saying the stoppage has become “dysfunctional’.