PERSEUS Mining today unveiled plans to dramatically expand its operational footprint with the A$230m purchase of shares in Orca Mining, a Toronto-listed gold exploration firm which has a gold project…
HARMONY Gold is to close its Bambanani mine in South Africa’s Free State province incurring an impairment of R144m which has been recognised in the first half of the 2022…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed an “amicable agreement with the Ventura Group of Israeli businessman Dan Gertler” to end the legal dispute between them and allow the country…
SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company –has recently opened a new geochemistry mobile sample preparation unit in Mokopane, Limpopo, in South Africa. The province of Limpopo…
THE cut in corporate taxes announced by South Africa’s National Budget on Thursday was applauded by outgoing Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani who described it as “a real flag South…
ANALYSIS By Ben Radley Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa has grown significantly in recent decades. Between 1999 and 2019, the estimated number of African miners engaged in this sector…
Geodrill Ltd says it has been awarded significant multi-rig long-term drilling contracts with Endeavour Mining, which will see it carry out work across its West Africa gold operations. The contracts…
Mining for heavy minerals on the West Coast beaches north of the Olifants River (file photo). By John Yeld Appeal filed against new coastal prospecting licence UCT researchers have appealed…
Di-Corp, a Canada-based manufacturer and distributor of down-hole consumables for the mineral exploration industry, has announced a dedicated West Africa sales representative located in Accra, Ghana. The Di-Corp Accra representative…
Australia-based West Wits Mining has announced first ore production from the Witwatersrand Basin gold project in South Africa. Located in the West Witwatersrand Basin goldfield, the project has a mineral resource…