May 2, 2019 Sibanye says platinum mine shaft shut until official probe 1,800 workers at the Rustenburg mine were trapped for as long as 10 hours on Tuesday after an accident with an underground transport system.
April 30, 2019 Agarwal votes against Anglo American board appointment Billionaire Anil Agarwal voted against Anglo American's appointment of a new Brazilian board member, saying the focus should be on South Africa.
April 30, 2019 1,500 trapped miners at Sibanye’s Rustenburg mine rescued The incident may revive concerns about safety at Sibanye, which last year suffered a spike in fatal accidents at its gold mines.
April 29, 2019 North American Palladium expands Sunday Lake with best drill results Recent drill results include 3.22 g/t platinum, 2.08 g/t palladium, 0.23 g/t gold, 0.57% copper and 0.19% nickel over 41.2 m.
April 29, 2019 South Africa’s firebrand mine unionist is headed for a showdown Union leader Joseph Mathunjwa has never hesitated to go head-to-head with powerful CEOs in South Africa's mining industry, but now he may have to face down the government.
April 26, 2019 Sibanye agrees to raise offer for Lonmin on metal price gain The increase should help bolster support from Lonmin investors, who still need to vote on the takeover.
April 25, 2019 Coal hurts Anglo American’s Q1 production, 2019 guidance unchanged Production dropped 6% in the quarter.
April 25, 2019 Output at South Africa’s Amplats hit by Eskom power cuts Power cuts implemented by Eskom, which supplies more than 90 percent of electricity in Africa's most advanced economy, pose a threat to miners.
April 25, 2019 Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater lowers valuation for miner Lonmin Sibanye-Stillwater has revised its offer for Lonmin, with new terms that gave a valuation for the struggling platinum miner that was about $77m less than originally proposed.
April 24, 2019 South African government says it intends to de-register AMCU union AMCU, one of the largest trade unions in South Africa's mining sector, has thousands of members at gold and platinum mines.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
