April 3, 2018 Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe mining rush leaves big producers behind The government says mining commitments reached as much as $6 billion since Mnangagwa’s appointment.
April 3, 2018 Murray & Roberts scores $313 million worth of new mining projects South African engineering and construction group, currently subject of a takeover bid from Germany’s ATON, said projects were located in sub-Saharan Africa, North America and Australasia.
March 28, 2018 Sibanye-Stillwater partners with Wits to create the ‘mine of the future’ In partnership with the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) at the University of the Witwatersrand, the company launched the Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine).
March 28, 2018 DRDGold okays Sibanye-Stillwater $110 million-assets exchange deal South Africa’s top gold producer has secured a 38% stake in DRDGold in exchange for some of its assets, which boosts the mid-tier gold miner’s reserves by 91% to 5.7…
March 26, 2018 Platinum mines in the world’s top producer are shrinking Producers in South Africa are closing shafts and cutting jobs as a stronger rand combines with stagnating prices for the metal in squeezing profit margins.
March 22, 2018 Zimbabwe hopes to transform mining sector with $4.2 bln platinum deal It was unclear where all the funding would come from and analysts said the project start date of July looked very ambitious.
March 20, 2018 South Africa black ownership to roll out in May Newly appointed Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe said the key to regain investors and miners confidence in the South Africa’s mining sector was to finalize revised plans for black…
March 19, 2018 Zimbabwe changes majority black ownership for diamond, platinum mines The mpowerment laws now limit majority ownership by state miners only to the diamond and platinum sectors, as oppose to the entire mining sector.
March 9, 2018 Battle to keep Lonmin platinum deal alive hinges on the rand The strengthening rand, which squeezes profits for both producers, could make the transaction less attractive for Sibanye.
March 8, 2018 Platinum market forecast to remain in balance in 2018 Global platinum supply is forecast to be 7,815 koz in 2018, a decline of 2% from 2017.
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