August 17, 2011

Unite or die: Small SA coal miners under pressure

South Africa's junior coal miners, some of them tiny producers, face intense pressure to consolidate, but the varying quality of their deposits and what are often poor locations will prevent…

August 16, 2011

Royal Bafokeng plans $1.4 billion platinum expansion

Bloomberg reports the proposed expansion by South Africa's Royal Bafokeng Platinum follows an increase in demand for platinum which has gained 19% in the past 12 months to $1,818/oz. Steve…

August 16, 2011

Stellar is granted an exploration authorization for the Namarana area covering 132 km(2) in Mali, West Africa

Stellar Pacific Ventures announced that it was awarded by the Ministry of Mines of the Republic of Mali, an exploration authorization for the Namarana area which covers over 132 km2.…

August 16, 2011

DRC gold mine on track for Q4 production – Banro

DRC gold mine on track for Q4 production – Banro New York- and Toronto-listed Banro on Monday said its Twangiza gold project is on track to become the first new…

August 16, 2011

Anvil to Start Copper Production from DRC Mine

Anvil Mining is planning to start commercial production of copper at its newly constructed plant at the Kinsevere copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the current…

August 16, 2011

Petra Diamonds – Finsch acquisition update

Petra Diamonds is pleased to announce that Ministerial consent in terms of Section 11 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (“MPRDA”) has been granted for the cession…

August 16, 2011

Mwana Africa raises US$6m to up production at Freda Rebecca gold mine

Mwana Africa ( LON:MWA ) has raised US$6 million to fund its efforts to ramp up production at the Freda Rebecca gold mine in Zimbabwe and take advantage of record…

August 16, 2011

High River Gold Mines revenues up 11%

High River Gold Mines on Monday reported its financial results and operational highlights for the three month period ended June 30, 2011 showing net gold revenue of $136.2 million, an increase of…

August 15, 2011

Potash from waste producer makes Canada market debut

Shares in Organic Potash Corporation commenced trading on the Canadian National Stock Exchange on Monday under the symbol "GOP". Organic Potash Corporation's focus is on the production of potash from…

August 15, 2011

Anvil Mining expects full production by end of year

Anvil Mining Ltd expects to reach design capacity of 5,000t/month of copper cathode production in the December quarter this year. In the June-quarter results announcement the company said the Kinsevere…