November 22, 2019
Platinum catch-22 prevents miners tapping world’s hottest metals
South African miners face a conundrum: increasing palladium and rhodium output to take advantage of soaring prices risks depressing the…
November 21, 2019
De Beers Namibian diamond venture seeks tax breaks to extend operations
Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and Anglo American’s diamond unit De Beers Group, said on Thursday it…
November 20, 2019
Sullivan Enterprise to plough US$100k into exploration
A mining start-up, Sullivan Enterprise, is preparing to splurge an initial US$100 000 in exploratory work for brownfield copper deposits…
November 20, 2019
Exxaro and Barloworld partner to assist SMMEs
Mining giant, Exxaro Resources and Barloworld Equipment (BWE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise their partnership which…
November 19, 2019
Tanesco eyes miners in new revenue plan
Tanzanian government is banking on mining firms to raise revenues for Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) as the utility…
November 15, 2019
South Africa Platinum Miners and Union finally seal pay deal
The world’s largest platinum producers sealed a pay agreement with the sector’s biggest labor union in South Africa, concluding negotiations…
November 14, 2019
DetNet boosts Wits’ research, teaching on blasting
A state-of-the-art smart blasting system was officially handed over to the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) today by electronic blast initiation…
November 14, 2019
Vast Resources pins hope on Zimbabwe diamond project
London Stock Exchange-listed resources group, Vast resources says its Zimbabwean diamond asset will be one of the mining concern’s key…
November 12, 2019
Gold Fields says South Africa mine turnaround opens way for deal
Gold Fields Ltd. said the turnaround of South Deep opens the way for the company to do a deal at its…
November 11, 2019
ArcelorMittal South Africa to close Saldanha operation
ArcelorMittal’s South Africa unit said on Monday it would close its steel operations at Saldanha Works in the south of…
November 6, 2019
Anglo American says Eskom poses a major risk for investors
South Africa’s beleaguered state power utility and regulatory uncertainty are the biggest risks for investors wanting to put their money…
November 4, 2019
Maptek donates laser scanner to keep Wits at leading edge
Mining engineering students at Wits University will be better exposed to the contribution of modern survey technology in a range…
