Presidents meet to discuss management of Tanzania gold mines
Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Barrick Gold Corporation president and chief executive Mark Bristow met
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Alphamin expects to make US$34m profit in tin production
MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources Corp., a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in
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Chrometco places its operations in care and maintenance
Johannesburg – Chrometco has been under severe financial pressure due to the prevailing chrome commodity market price, the Covid-19 pandemic
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Rio Tinto declares force majeure at Richards Bay Minerals
LONDON – Rio Tinto has declared force majeure on customer contracts at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa due
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Rwanda to resume search for gas and oil in its volcanic lake
Rwanda will resume works to explore the prospects of oil in Lake Kivu soon after the project’s Rwf1.038 billion budget
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Impala Platinum Holdings moves its branch register from the UK to SA
Impala Platinum shareholders have been notified that all shareholders reflected on the UK branch register as at 29 July 2021,
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ArcelorMittal SA to deliver strong set of results
Vanderbijlpark – ArcelorMittal South Africa is expected to deliver a strong set of results for the six months ending 30
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Tsodilo Resources to produce DRI using Botswana coal for steel generation
TORONTO, ONTARIO – Tsodilo Resources has provided an update on its wholly owned Xaudum Iron Project. The Company has entered into
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DFFE refuses Karpowership environmental impact assessments applications
The DFFE (Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment) has announced that the Turkish-led Karpowership SA consortium was denied the
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Exxaro anticipates SA demand for coal to remain relatively stable
For 2H21, the progress of vaccination campaigns will be pivotal to global economic activity and recovery, says Exxaro. Consumer spending
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SkyTEM Survey underway at Okiep Copper Project
Orion Minerals Limited (ASX/JSE: ORN) (Orion or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Okiep District SkyTEMTM helicopter borne
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ANC incompetence once again! Ramaphosa punishes SA citizens for his own failure
Ramaphosa is punishing citizens for government’s failure to roll out vaccines on time, SA political parties say. The DA said
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Attempts to reverse liquidation plans of Egyptian Iron and Steel Company
An offer from a Ukrainian firm to modernize and operate Egyptian Iron and Steel Company could reverse liquidation plans that
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DP World Maputo sent first container train service from Harare
DP World Maputo, which has the concession to manage, develop and operate the Maputo container terminal, has handled the first
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Kumba to release trading results for 6 months ending June
CENTURION – The period under review has to date seen higher average export iron ore prices and a stronger Rand/US
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Calls for government to implement tax on export of raw ore
Lobby group Save SA Smelters are calling on the President to implement a tax on the export of raw ore
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Providing necessary momentum to improve SA’s port infrastructure
As the world hopefully heads out of the COVID-19 lockdowns, trade and the shipping of more goods should continue to
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PPC experienced increased demand in some market segments
PPC Group revenue increased by 3% to R8 938 million (March 2020: R8 671 million) due to the recovery in
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Newco to convert plastic waste into syngas
Kibo Energy has concluded its due diligence regarding the agreement with South Africa-based IGES to jointly develop a portfolio of
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Kibo Energy refocuses strategy on renewable energy opportunities
Kibo Energy PLC, the multi-asset, Africa & UK focused energy company, has announced that, following an extensive review of the
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Kusile power station to be completed by 2025
Deputy President David Mabuza has been given the assurance that the Kusile power station will be completed within the 2024/25
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Wescoal Production slightly higher than the comparable quarter
Group mining production for the quarter ended 31 March 2021 (Q4’FY21) is in total 1% higher than the comparable quarter
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Sephaku Cement makes profits against last year loss
SepCem’s sales volumes were 9% higher year-on-year for the twelve months ended 31 December 2021 in spite of there being
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Stable Uis production provides AfriTin with strong base for expansion
AfriTin Mining has announced that tin concentrate production during the first quarter of the 2022 Financial Year exceeded expectations.The Uis
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Exxaro: SA Scale Ratings raised by Standard & Poor’s rating services
Exxaro Resources has given notice that Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has on 14 June 2021 raised Exxaro’s National Scale Rating
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Diamond deal suggests flaws in De Beers, Botswana relationship
An exceptional diamond agreement between De Beers and one of its sightholders, Diacore, raises questions about the secrecy shaping Botswana’s
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Eskom power stations tripped 711 times in 2020
Eskom has reported that it used 130% more fuel oil than anticipated for coal-fired power stations during the 2020 financial
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Botswana unearthed 1,098-carat stone the third-largest
Botswana’s diamond miner Debswana has said it unearthed a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third-largest of its kind
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Ivanhoe Mines releases copper production guidance for 2021
Ivanhoe’s guidance for contained copper in concentrate expected to be produced by the Kamoa-Kakula Project for the balance of 2021
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Chrometco commissions the final phase of chrome processing plant
Chrometco and the rest of the mining industry were faced with numerous challenges during the past year. Despite all the
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