Implats secures ownership of Royal Bafokeng Platinum
The year’s highlight for Implats was securing ownership of Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited (RBPlat) and the Group is implementing its
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South Africa
DRDGOLD: profits up in FY23 on higher gold price and yield increase
DRDGOLD, a South African gold producer that recovers gold from the retreatment of surface tailings, reported today that its revenue
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WESIZWE PLATINUM: Resumption of Operations at Bakubung Mine
Johannesburg – Bakubung Platinum Mine (BPM) has successfully re-opened its operations. This significant development follows the signing of a crucial
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Only Lion Smelter to operate during high electricity demand season
Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production decreased by 9% from 203kt to 185kt for the six months ended 30 June 2023. The
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Pan African reports lower gold production in FY23
South African gold miner Pan African Resources (AIM: PAF) announced Monday that its gold production for the financial year ended
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ArcelorMittal South Africa reports loss of R448 million
ArcelorMittal South Africa says weaker trading environment with substantially lower international market prices and stagnant economic growth resulted in headline
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Makhado project – significant increases in mine life and coal reserves
MC Mining Limited (MC Mining or the Company) has announced the results of the updated Life of Mine (LOM) plan
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Rainbow to allow 100% ownership of the Phalaborwa REE project in SA
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Bosveld Phosphates to allow 100%
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Merafe Resources announces ferrochrome price for the 3Q/2023
Merafe Resources has announced that the European benchmark ferrochrome price for the third quarter of 2023 has been settled at
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Afrimat acquires Lafarge South Africa
Afrimat has entered into a share purchase agreement with a Holcim Group subsidiary, Caricement, in terms of which the Company
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PPC: SA market remains muted and competition remains high
The coastal region of the cement business continued to see relatively better demand for cement compared to the inland region
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Pan African reports on Mintails construction commencement
Pan African expects the group production for the current financial year to be approximately 175,000oz. Mintails project progress and funding
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Pan African Resources announces new group production guidance
Pan African Resources has announced its production guidance for the current financial year reduced to approximately 175,000oz (previously 195,000oz to
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Bakubung Platinum Mine processing plant progress update
Hot commissioning of the Bakubung Platinum Mine (“BPM”) processing plant (“BPM Processing Plant”) was planned from 23 March 2023 to
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Moab Khotsong & Mponeng high-grade underground delivered improvements
The South African high-grade gold operations, namely Moab Khotsong and Mponeng, delivered improvements in all operating metrics for this reporting
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SA gold Burnstone project suffers industrial action and skill shortage
The Burnstone project schedule was negatively impacted by the industrial action in 2022, combined with a shortage of skills and
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Sibanye Stillwater gold production was 46% higher than for Q1 2022
The SA managed gold operations are benefitting from an appropriately structured, inflation linked wage agreement settled in 2022 which positions
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Harmony surface operations declined by 6%, as planned
The South African surface operations consist of the Kalgold open pit mine, the tailings retreatment operations which include Mine Waste
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PGM producer Tharisa expects 45-48% decline in HY basic earnings
Platinum group metals (PGM) producer Tharisa has announced that its basic earnings per share (EPS) for the six months ended
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Funding of the Prieska Copper-Zinc Project and Okiep Copper Project
Orion has announced that it has taken another important step in advancing the multi-pronged funding strategy for its flagship base
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MC Mining updates on its Makhado hard coking coal project
MC Mining has provided an update on its fully licensed, shovel ready Makhado hard coking coal project (Makhado Project or
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Jubilee Metals: Chrome remains robust with strong demand from China
Jubilee’s Inyoni Facility continued to deliver a strong performance in line with expectations. The Inyoni operations achieved 9 019 PGM
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South Africa’s mining down for thirteenth consecutive month
According to Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), the domestic mining production experienced its thirteenth consecutive month of year-on-year decline, recording a
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Unlocking South Africa’s long-term
PGM potentialThe draft National Platinum Strategy for RSA was developed by the MCSA. The focus is to realize the world’s
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Southern Palladium resource estimate average 9.28g/t (6PGE+Au)
Southern Palladium announces that resource estimate for its Far East Block discovery underway with results from 23 UG2 intersections averaging
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ArcelorMittal SA to adopt a flexible approach to operating plants
ArcelorMittal announces final results December 2022; Revenue for the year grew to R40.8 billion (2021: R39.7 billion) and profit from
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Eastern Platinum to expand its operations through rights offer
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum (“Eastplats” or the “Company”) has announced the offering of rights to acquire common shares
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MC Mining: Full process design for the Makhado coal processing plant
MC Mining’s flagship Makhado hard coking coal project (Makhado Project or Makhado) has secured the regulatory approvals and surface rights
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Uitkomst Colliery produced 225,389 tonnes of run of mine coal
Uitkomst Colliery, Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal (84% owned), produced 225,389 tonnes (t) (H1 FY2022: 217,228t) of run of mine (ROM) coal during
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Southern Palladium presents First Merensky Reef assay results
Southern Palladium has released the initial Merensky reef (MR) grades on the Bengwenyama Platinum Group Metal (PGM) project located on
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