July 20, 2011 Coal sector talks begin Wage negotiations in the coal sector are set to begin on Wednesday, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said. "The meeting will start at 10am today in Johannesburg. We are…
July 19, 2011 Q4 output down 17% on furnace shutdown – International Ferro Metals South African miner International Ferro Metals said output fell 17 percent in the fourth quarter due to a scheduled shutdown of a furnace. Ferrochrome production was at 42,584 tonnes for…
July 19, 2011 Operations resume at Beatrix mine after fatality last week – Gold Fields According to a spokesman for the South African gold miner, normal operations at the mine resumed on Monday night. South African miner Gold Fields has resumed operations at the No.3…
July 19, 2011 Work resumes at Tshepong mine – Harmony Gold The South African gold miner said Tuesday that work had resumed at its Tshepong mine after an 8-day stoppage after an accident that killed a worker South African gold miner…
July 19, 2011 Signature Metals – Significant mineralisation intersected along Ashanti Shear Zone Signature Metals Limited (ASX: SBL) has received significant initial Aircore drilling results from the Kyekyewere Prospect at the Konongo Gold Project. The Kyekyewere Prospect is located along the Ashanti Shear…
July 19, 2011 Import window opens for S.African coal, China unmoved The price of importing South African coal has fallen to be nearly on par with Chinese domestic rates, but Chinese buyers are not biting and are asking for discounts of…
July 19, 2011 Petra Diamonds mine revenue up Diamond producer Petra Diamonds on Tuesday reported a 24% increase in gross mine revenue to US$220.6 million for the year ended June 2011, mainly due to the steady increase in…
July 19, 2011 Ikwezi Mining focused on South African coal, IPO hits ASX boards at 10 pct premium Ikwezi Mining (ASX: IKW) has been admitted to the ASX after a successful IPO which offered 150 million shares at $0.20 to raise around A$30 million.
July 19, 2011 Botswana Metals hits high grade copper silver at Dibete, near Airstrip prospect in Botswana Botswana Metals (ASX: BML) has intersected high grade copper and silver from a 6000-metre drill program completed at the Dibete prospect in Botswana, adding weight to the resource estimation study…
July 18, 2011 MDM awarded process and engineering design for gold recovery plant, South Africa MDM Engineering Group Limited (“MDM”) has been awarded the Process and Engineering Design to BFS level for a modular gold recovery plant for Taung’s Evander 6 shaft project.
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