Two Rivers platinum mine adversely affected by a series of external events
Two Rivers platinum mine was adversely affected by a series of external events in the quarter ended 31 March 2022,
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Africa
South Africa’s mine production value exceeds R1 trillion for the first time
Johannesburg – South Africa’s mineral production achieved record values in 2021, exceeding R1 trillion for the first time, buoyed by
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Bauba Resources increases chrome concentrate production by 40%.
Following the change of year-end from 30 June to 28 February, to provide a more meaningful assessment of the Bauba
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South Africa’s mine production value exceeds R1 trillion for the first time
Johannesburg – South Africa’s mineral production achieved record values in 2021, exceeding R1 trillion for the first time, buoyed by
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Rich country, poor citizens – the scourge of bad African governance
It is impossible, even if one were sitting in a roomful of enlightened economists, politicians, lawyers and social scientists, to
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Inyoni project: new fully integrated chrome and PGM recovery circuits
Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa has provided an update of its new
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In South Africa, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the South African National Development Institute (SANEDI), in partnership
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Clean hydroelectric power for the Phase 3 expansion and smelter
In July 2021, Ivanhoe Mines Energy DRC, a sister company of Kamoa Copper tasked with delivering reliable, clean, renewable hydropower
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Eastern Platinum increased revenue for Q1 2022 to $17.4 million
Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has reported that it has filed its condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the
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AfriTin forecasts output of 9,000 tonnes tin-in-concentrate
AfriTin Mining has announced the results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of its Phase 2 expansion at its Uis mine. With forecast
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Harmony Gold delivered a 2% increase in production
32 051kg (1 030 459oz) for the nine months ended 31 March 2022 from 31 470kg (1 011 778oz) for
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Ivanhoe Mines completes Platreef’s Production Shaft 1 at PGM-gold project
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Ivanhoe Mines has announced at the African Mining Indaba Conference, the completion of the Shaft
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Orion to develop battery metals refining facility in the Northern Cape
Orion has announced a significant development in its strategy to create a fully-integrated base metal mining and processing business, producing
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Pan African commissions solar photovoltaic plant at Evander Gold
Rosebank – Pan African Resources has informed that its Evander solar photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy plant commenced the generation and
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Kamoa Copper commences earthworks on direct-to-blister smelter
Kamoa-Kakula smelter to be one of the largest, single-line blister-copper flash smelters in the world, and the largest in Africa;
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Orion’s US$87m funding package for Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine
Orion has announced that it has taken a pivotal step towards the development of its flagship Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine (Prieska
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First Quantum approves Kansanshi expansion and Enterprise Nickel project
TORONTO – First Quantum Minerals has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the S3 Expansion at the
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IRS benefited by higher deliveries from third parties
Quarter ended 31 March 2022, Impala Refining Services’ concentrate receipts were positively impacted by higher deliveries from third parties, which
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Pan African extends its world class ore bodies at Barberton Mines
In recent years, Pan African has increased its exploration focus on the down-dip extension of the existing ore bodies at
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Multiple loss-of-life incident at Kusasalethu gold mine
Johannesburg – Harmony Gold Mining Company has reported that four of its employees have tragically lost their lives following an
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DRD Gold: Profit down by 3% due to 6% decrease in gold sold
The operating update of DRD Gold for the quarter ended 31 March 2022 reports that gold production decreased by 3%
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MC Mining: War causes prices of thermal coal to attain record highs
The Uitkomst Colliery generated 124,144t of ROM coal during the quarter, an increase of 7% (Q3 FY2021: 115,944t). Sales of
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MC Mining run-of-mine coal production at Uitkomst is 7% higher
MC Mining for the quarter ended 31 March 2022 reports that the run-of-mine (ROM) coal production at Uitkomst was 7%
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Shanta Q1 gold production in Tanzania is in line with guidance
Shanta Gold, the Tanzania-focused gold producer, developer and explorer, has said that its gold production in Q1 2022 was 11,408
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AMSA capacity utilisation increased from 42% in 2020 to 60% in 2021
Excluding Saldanha Works, which through an orderly and commercial wind-down was placed under care and maintenance early in the second
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Kumba Iron Ore: total production decreased by 21% to 8.3Mt
Centurion – Kumba in its production and sales report for the first quarter ended 31 March 2022 reports that total
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RB Platinum’s strong operational performance from BRPM and Styldrift
Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBP) in its quarterly review and production report for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 March
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Anglo American Platinum continues with rebuild of Polokwane smelter
Anglo American Platinum in its PGMs Production Report for the first quarter ending 31 March 2022 said total PGMs production
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ArcelorMittal SA reports strongest annual earnings since 2008
Despite the volatility from the ongoing presence and repercussions of Covid-19 and its various variants, 2021 was an exceptionally strong
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What about gas goldmine in the Karoo
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) says, “South Africa has an estimated 390 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically recoverable
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