Happier times ‒ females on the Impala workforce before the strike.
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) ‒ the world’s second-largest producer of the precious metal ‒ is moving ahead with action against the striking workforce which has refused to return to work at its Rustenburg operations.
Rough diamond prices have now stabilised after falling from the highs reached in June, according to the newly-published Petra Diamonds interim trading update.
Baobab Resources plc (Baobab) ‒ an Australian-based, AIM-listed exploration company focused on Mozambique ‒ says it has had positive results from its iron ore prospecting drive in the country.
Anvil’s Kinsevere mine, its biggest investment in the DRC.
Anvil Mining Limited has announced that in a unanimous decision rendered in Montreal, the Québec Court of Appeal has dismissed court proceedings initiated in November 2010 against the company by the Canadian Association Against Impunity, a group of NGOs.
Some of the 19 drills on site at the Husab uranium project when exploration activities peaked in mid 2010.
International mining giant Rio Tinto has accepted a bid from China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) for its 11.1% stake in Kalahari Minerals ‒ a top shareholder in one of the world’s largest uranium projects.
At Gold One’s Modder East mine, hydropower is being used to power rock drills, cutting electricity consumption by 20%
Dual-listed gold explorer, developer and producer Gold One International Limited has set its production forecast for 2012 at 300,000 oz, aided by the continued ramp-up of its Modder East mine and new contributions from its recently acquired Rand Uranium operations.
Merafe Resources ‒ a partner with Xstrata South Africa (Pty) Limited in the Xstrata-Merafe Chrome Venture, the world's largest ferrochrome producer ‒ has revealed that attributable production of ferrochrome declined to 263,000t in the year ended December 2011, from 300,000t the previous year.
Derek Carter ‒ newly appointed non-executive director of Blackthorn Resources Limited
Blackthorn Resources Limited has announced that Derek Carter has agreed to join the board of the company as a non-executive director, effective from today.
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) has announced the appointment of Terence Goodlace as CEO and as an executive director to the board of directors of the company with effect from 1 July 2012.
A convertor furnace at Impala Platinum’s mineral processes.
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) has revealed that the majority of the mining workforce at its Impala Rustenburg operations once again failed to report for duty yesterday.
Part of the operations of Zimplats ‒ Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum producer.
The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CMZ) has warned the government against continuously hiking royalties, stressing that this could discourage investors and undermine the mining industry's capacity to bankroll development projects.
The government of Zambia has confirmed that it will soon review the Mines and Mineral Development Act to bring it in line with best practices in other legislation in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region.
The Zimbabwean government will soon withdraw export licences from mining companies which are exporting raw platinum, in a move specifically designed to promote the value addition of minerals.
An indication of the poor conditions in which mining of conflict minerals is undertaken.
Governments and companies must undertake a campaign to redouble their efforts to implement international supply chain control standards which are aimed at ending global trade in conflict minerals.
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