Investors might be running out of patience with Sibanye Gold Ltd.’s colorful chief executive, Neal Froneman.

Adjusted loss was $17.7 million, which dramatically contrast with the $18.4 million profit logged a year ago, which reflects the impact of the ongoing shutdown of its flagship Escobal silver mine, in Guatemala.

A test sale was conducted and, according to the Minister of Mines, it was a total success.

The CEO of Mandalay dubbed 2017 as a challenging year for his company.

In lieu of the cash dividend, it will undertake a "capitalisation issue" that will see four ordinary shares given to shareholders for every 100 they hold.

Kaz Minerals reported a jump in 2017 sales and production as its main mines ramped up and said it expected its 2018 output to rise as much as 16%.

Miner is advancing a pipeline of projects expected to contribute more than 1 million ounces of annual production starting in 2021.

About 50,000 ounces — roughly 125 gold bars — is all that stands in the way of Newmont overtaking Barrick as world's No.1 bullion miner.