June 3, 2019 Bravura to spend over $50m to explore for platinum in Zimbabwe Bravura Consortium will spend more than $50 million to explore for and mine platinum in Zimbabwe.
May 30, 2019 S.Africa’s Amplats settles strike at Mototolo mine An illegal strike that led to the dismissal of over 600 employees at the Mototolo mine run by Anglo American Platinum has been resolved and the workers will be reinstated.
May 29, 2019 After M&A spree, Sibanye is now the world’s No. 1 platinum miner The deal, approved by shareholders on Tuesday, creates a company that will eclipse Anglo American Platinum Ltd. as the world’s biggest platinum miner and will rank second to Russia’s MMC…
May 28, 2019 Sibanye, Lonmin merge to create world’s largest platinum miner The deal also establishes the Sibanye-Stillwater Group as the world’s second-biggest palladium miner.
May 23, 2019 Zimbabwe awards platinum concession to firm linked to Nigerian billionaire Bavura Holdings, in which Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters is a major shareholder, would sign an agreement to mine platinum on Zimbabwe's mineral-rich Greak Dyke.
May 23, 2019 Biggest Africa investor goes to London for Lonmin decision South Africa’s Public Investment Corp. faces a tough choice: back Sibanye Gold’s takeover of Lonmin, and take a hit on its investment, or scupper the deal and risk having to…
May 22, 2019 Zimbabwe mine output subdued in first quarter as dollar crunch bites Gold deliveries to central bank unit Fidelity Printers and Refiners, which buys all the country's gold, declined to 6.5 tonnes from 7.3 tonnes during the January-March quarter.
May 20, 2019 S.Africa’s Amplats fires over 600 underground workers at its Mototolo mine The company fired about half of the underground workers at its Mototolo mine following an illegal strike.
May 20, 2019 Sibanye keeps option to increase Lonmin offer against rival bid Sibanye Gold reiterated that its increased offer for Lonmin is final, but kept its option open to sweeten the deal for the platinum producer should a rival bid emerge.
May 17, 2019 South African court clears way for Sibanye’s acquisition of Lonmin The transaction would create the world’s No.2 platinum producer as Lonmin is the world’s third-largest while Sibanye-Stillwater is the fourth.
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