December 20, 2023 Platinum miners’ underground protest in South Africa goes on Impala Platinum has stated that an underground protest at the Bafokeng Rasimone mine remains unresolved, with more than 2,000 workers still below the surface.
December 20, 2023 Saturn Resources buys Shanta Gold for $180m As part of the deal, Shanta will leave the AIM exchange, the London market for small and medium size firms, where it has been since 2005.
December 19, 2023 Global Atomic raises $11.25m for Dasa uranium project An updated feasibility study and mine plan are due in the first quarter of 2024.
December 19, 2023 Centamin grows Sukari gold reserves for third straight year The Egyptian mine's reserves reached 5.8 million oz. this year, a 10% increase from the 5.3 million oz. estimate in the life of mine plan.
December 18, 2023 Dundee to acquire Osino’s Twin Hills gold project in Namibia for $214 million Twin Hills is an open-pit project with a 13-year mine life and average annual production of 175,000 oz. gold over the first five years.
December 18, 2023 Burkina Faso replaces mining minister as gold output drops Gold output in one of Africa’s biggest producers dropped 13% to 58.2 tons in 2022.
December 16, 2023 South African court denies class action against Anglo American South Africa's High Court ruled that a class action lawsuit against Anglo American brought by victims of alleged historic lead poisoning in Zambia should not go ahead.
December 15, 2023 Plummeting platinum group prices could worsen shortage — report PGM prices have fallen by 42% this year and could widen a supply deficit if unprofitable mines are sidelined.
December 15, 2023 Namibia greenlights Bannerman Energy’s Etango uranium project Mining licence comes at a time when prices for the radioactive material have rallied to hit almost 16-year highs.
December 14, 2023 Tharisa full-year profit down 31% on weak PGM prices Weak PGM prices and uncertain global economic prospects have forced Tharisa to delay commissioning its $361 million Karo mine.
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