DRDGOLD increases quarter on quarter gold output by 45%
In its operating update for the quarter ended 30 September 2020 DRDGOLD says its gold production increased by 45% from
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Africa
Resolute reports 19% drop in gold production
Africa-focused gold company Resolute Mining, in its quarterly report for the period ended 30 September, shows a 19% drop in
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Kore Potash projects
Kore Potash is an advanced stage mineral exploration and development company whose primary asset is 97%-owned interest in the Sintoukola
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Amplats’ refined PGM declines due to converter shutdown
Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats) refined PGM production owned, for the third quarter 2020 decreased by 14% to 1,020,700 ounces (refined
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Pioneering Kibali Gold continues to point the way
Barrick Gold Corporation’s Kibali mine is on track to deliver at the upper end of its 2020 guidance, president and
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SA to impose tax on chrome export to stimulate FeCr production
The Minerals Council notes fundamental competitiveness issue for ferroalloy producers, globally competitive electricity pricing, has not been addressed. The Minerals
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De Beers keeps diamond production guidance unchanged
Rough diamond production decreased by 4% to 7.2 million carats driven by planned reductions in production to reflect the lower
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Kumba Iron Ore on track to deliver full-year guidance
Kumba Iron Ore, in its production and sales report for the quarter ended 30 September 2020, says it continues to
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Amplats increases its full-year production guidance
Anglo American Platinum, in its PGM Production Report for the third quarter ending 30 September 2020, has reported that total
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Merafe: All FeCr smelters, except for Lydenburg, are operating
In its production report for the nine months ended 30 September 2020, Merafe Resources say its attributable ferrochrome production from
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Eskom probe: four arrested, over 5 000 facing DC
Members of Parliament have heard how R44.4 million was channelled from Eskom’s contractors, through sub-contracted companies, to four Eskom officials
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Royal Bafokeng Platinum achieves record PGM production
Royal Bafokeng Platinum in its Quarterly Review And Production Report For The Period 1 July To 30 September 2020 says
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South32 forecasts SA coal at lower end of guidance range
South Africa Energy Coal saleable production increased by 20% (or 1.0Mt) to 6.3Mt in the September 2020 quarter as production
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SA’s FeMn-production at zero as smelter remains offline
South32, in its Quarterly Report, September 2020, states that the company did not produce any manganese alloy in the September
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Kakula Copper enters zone of ultra-high-grade ore
Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun, Co-Chairmen of Ivanhoe Mines, have announced that excellent progress is being made advancing underground
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SA PGM producers’ case for hydrogen is quite narrow
In South Africa’s metals mining sector, hydrogen has been receiving attention for quite some time. There have been several transport
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Mozal and Hillside Aluminium smelters operate at max capacity
South32 Continued to operate aluminium smelters at their maximum technical capacity despite the impact of load-shedding. South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium
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Orion commences high-impact exploration drilling for copper
Orion Minerls has announced that drilling has commenced with two diamond rigs operating at the Kielder Project, located 15km from
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Ramaphosa’s Recovery Plan – the good, the bad, the indifferent
The best was left for last. If what is promised in the end really happens, we will have a real
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Ghana to impose duties on aluminium from China
Ghana International Trade Commission has ruled that aluminium coils and circles from China are being dumped onto the Ghanaian domestic
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Ferrochrome, chromite markets expected to rebalance this year
Ferrochrome and chromium ore markets are expected to rebalance in 2020, after closures and cutbacks in production from major producers
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Endeavour restarts Boungou Gold Mine
Endeavour Mining has announced that mining operations have successfully restarted at its Boungou mine in Burkina Faso, following the mobilization
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Most precious Rhodium has been a stellar performer
Rhodium has been an investor’s dream over the last nine months. The silvery-white chemical element reached an all-time high of
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JUBILEE METALS: Update on Project Elephant
As announced on 18 June 2020, Jubilee has secured the rights to approximately 150 million tonnes of copper containing surface
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SA’s mining capitalisation increases by 52% in 2020
In 2020, total mining industry market capitalisation increased to R1,280 billion from R840 billion. This total is a R439 billion
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Jubilee delivers record production and financial performance
Jubilee Metals Group in its operational update for the first three months of H2 2020 (Q3 2020), says that Q3
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Insimbi’s best financial quarter in its 50-year history
Insimbi Industrial Holdings, in its summary of the unreviewed consolidated condensed financial results for the six months ended 31 August
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Kore Potash receives green light to drill at DX Project
Kore Potash plc, the potash development company with 97%-ownership of the Kola and DX Potash Projects in the Sintoukola Basin,
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De Beers’ diamond eighth sales cycle of 2020 at $467m
Anglo American has announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ eighth sales
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Hulamin’s order books approach pre-Covid19 levels
Up to the end of September 2020, Hulamin recorded 497 positive Covid-19 tests. Hulamin management teams have subsequently returned to
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