Economy
Comprehensive and up-to-date news on economy in relation to mining. The latest gold, copper and metal prices, mining stock, and market data.
- Sep- 2019 -26 September
The true cost of downtime in the mining sector and benchmarks for measuring reliability
The South African mining industry has performed poorly over the past ten years, with its…
- 25 September
Sibanye Gold expects 5,270 job cuts with closing of South Africa mine shafts
Sibanye Gold Ltd. said it expects about 5,270 job losses as it enters talks over restructuring…
- 5 September
Impala Platinum delays job cuts due to improved earnings
Impala Platinum will delay cutting thousands of jobs and closing some capacity at its main…
- 3 September
South Africa’s second quarter economic growth beats expectations
South African GDP grew more than expected in the second quarter thanks to a recovery…
- Aug- 2019 -21 August
A slight drop in South Africa’s economic growth could set off a fresh round of power cuts
The underperformance of Eskom’s fleet of coal-fired power stations is currently being concealed by falling…
- 21 August
Zimbabwean govt in ambitious US$12 billion mining economy by 2023
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government on Tuesday announced yet another ambitious plan this time to transform…
- 15 August
Africa’s biggest fund manager sees gold boom in West Africa
Africa’s largest money manager sees “significant investment opportunities” in West African gold mining as the…
- 14 August
Zimbabwe to get lithium dividend
Zimbabwe is primed to draw significant benefits from one of its lithium assets after an…
