August 20, 2018

South Africa’s Impala Platinum flags wider full-year loss

Implats said on Monday that it expects its full-year loss to widen due to impairments relating to its Rustenburg assets.

August 20, 2018

SEMAFO updates on security in Burkina Faso

Canadian-based mining company, SEMAFO Inc. announced an update on its security measures in Burkina Faso.

August 20, 2018

Lucara Diamond moves forward with ‘stone by stone’ sales plan

Miner will include Sarine’s mapping and planning technologies into its sales platform, which applies algorithms to match rough diamond production with polished manufacturing demand on a stone by stone basis.

August 20, 2018

AngloGold swings back to profit days before new boss takes helm

The turnaround in performance was mainly the product of increased output, reduced net debt and lower-than-expected restructuring costs.

August 19, 2018

Gemfields’ operation in Ethiopia under siege by armed groups

Back in June, the site was overrun by a mob estimated at between 300 and 500 people

August 19, 2018

Mine collapse in Zimbabwe kills one, injures three

The Zimbabwe National Army has been dealing for months with people working illegally at the mine site.

August 17, 2018

More pain seen as economists cut key South African forecasts

Things are looking better for the second half of the year and 2019, but remain challenging in many areas, with platinum and gold prices falling.”

August 17, 2018

Armed bandits kill SEMAFO mine workers

Company has increased security.

August 17, 2018

Zambia tax authority goes after Gemfields

Zambia’s Revenue Authority served the firm two search warrants during an unannounced visit to its Kagem mine.

August 16, 2018

Afraid of no-one and ready for a long strike, union leader tells Implats

Members of South Africa's AMCU mining union are ready to strike for a year if necessary if Impala Platinum carries out plans to cut up to 13,400 jobs.