Ubank and the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) have partnered to contribute R2 million towards South Africa’s Covid-19 relief efforts. “R1 Million will be our contribution towards the Solidarity Fund and R1 million…
It’s a fact: It will never be ‘business as usual’ when the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown ends. Employers will have to take various steps to comply with directives and protect their…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$886.2 million to help Côte d’Ivoire meet the urgent balance of payment needs stemming from the outbreak of the COVID-19…
Internationally diversified gold producer Nordgold Group has signed an engineering, procurement and construction agreement to design and construct a 33 MW power plant at its Lefa mine – one of…
AngloGold Ashanti is working closely with governments and civil society groups in each of its operating jurisdictions to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The company has been…
The mining industry welcomes amendments that allow a phase-up in mining capacity to 50% during the COVID-19 lockdown period, but with all the preventative and mitigating controls in place to…
Roxgold reports its preliminary production results for the first quarter of 2020 from the its Yaramoko Mine Complex located in Burkina Faso. “Yaramoko continues to operate well with a strong…
Approval for limited mining and processing at the South Africa operations have been received, subject to the implementation of agreed protocols to address COVID-19 related health and safety risks. These…
The number of women working in the mining sector has increased significantly over the past 17 years, with the numbers growing from 11 400 in 2002 to over 53 100 today. This represents about…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. At the time of writing there are over 400 000 confirmed cases across 194 countries. Even the most…