Barrick said it would also be looking to expand the life of operations as well as other new Tanzanian opportunities within the Twiga framework.
Cabinet backs the imposition of a chrome ore tariff to support local ferrochrome smelters, but the problem lies with Eskom
The Chilean miner expects copper production to increase in 2021 and is in contract talks with unions at Centinela
Miner has distanced itself from the historical pollution around the Zambian mine
Due to Covid-19, coal could play a role in industrialising economies — if it can become environmentally acceptable
Lawyers have filed papers in the Johannesburg high court on behalf of 13 complainants over lead poisoning from Zambia’s Kabwe mine
Shareholders may be reduced to a 9% stake in the diamond miner as it finalises a critical debt restructuring deal with its lenders
Miner’s output rises though a strike at its coal operation in Colombia is a threat
Programme is already 92% complete, leaving $121m remaining amid improvement in quarter to end-September
Minority shareholders had contested Sibanye’s acquisition of US platinum group Stillwater in May 2017
The uptick marks the continued recovery of De Beers’ rough diamond sales in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
RMB economist Mpho Molopyane talks to Business Day TV about the latest mining production data
The R250m mine has started up at a time when most businesses are delaying expenditure and holding on to cash
A sixfold increase in electricity tariff that has stopped 40% of output could sound the death knell for the industry in SA
Exxaro is still not quite there with its exit from Vedanta's Black Mountain zinc assets in SA as sale to IDC drags on
The breakdown in wage negotiations underscores potential supply risks as major producer Escondida enters mediation with its workers
The group is set to benefit from a 15% rise in platinum group metals output and higher prices
Minerals Council SA CEO Roger Baxter talks to Business Day TV about the mining sector
SA is the world’s largest source of manganese ore and the new technology the firm is developing will create an alloy at a hugely competitive price
SA’s electricity shortages and high cost means the miner cannot do more with its base metal output and that SA is losing out on extra revenue streams
