August 6, 2017 Lucara considering partnership to sell 1,000+ carat rough diamond The company that unearthed the world's second-largest diamond but has so far failed to sell it, is mulling a partnership to sell the giant stone if a buyers is not…
August 4, 2017 South Africa’s mines minister withdraws plan to suspend rights South Africa's mineral resources department has withdrawn its plan to impose a moratorium suspending the issuance of new mining and prospecting rights, which had drawn a court challenge by an…
August 4, 2017 HMA South Africa announces exclusive Fireye distributorship The Fireye range of flame monitoring and combustion control equipment for industries as diverse as petrochemical and power generation is now available from HMA South Africa, the newly-appointed exclusive distributor…
August 4, 2017 Lucara Diamond lowers output target for the year, but pays divvy The Canadian diamond miner now expects to produce between 265,000 carats and 285,000 carats, compared with the previously targeted 290,000-310,000 carats.
August 3, 2017 Sibanye Gold planning job cuts in S.Africa mines revamp South Africa's Sibanye Gold will restructure operations in its domestic market, a move that could affect 7,400 of its employees, the gold and platinum miner said on Thursday.
August 3, 2017 Randgold reports 53 pct rise in H1 profit, cash pile mounts African gold miner Randgold on Thursday reported a 53 percent rise in half-year profit and a mounting cash pile, and said it was well on the way to developing projects…
August 3, 2017 South Africa’s Gold Fields sells Darlot mine in Australia for $15 million The buyer, Perth-based Red 5, is also acquiring Saracen Mineral Holdings' King of the Hills mine.
August 2, 2017 Zimplats says Zimbabwe asks court to enforce mining land seizure Zimbabwe has filed a court application to enforce a previous notice to seize more than half of platinum producer Zimplats' mining land, the company said on Wednesday.
August 2, 2017 Rio Tinto’s first-half profit soars 93%, investors getting $3bn back The company will return a total of $3 billion to shareholders: $2 billion on the dividend side and $1 billion of share buybacks.
July 31, 2017 Barrick Gold, Tanzania begin talks to resolve Acacia Mining dispute The world’s largest gold miner hopes to reach an agreement over claims against its subsidiary and the country’s current ban on mineral concentrate exports.
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