De Beers to spend $1 billion on Botswana mine expansionThe approved investment will be used to convert the Jwaneng open pit mine into an underground diamond operation.Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2024 | 3:42 am
Gold One could dismiss more than 500 in South Africa after mine sit-inThe Sydney-based gold miner will dismiss 401 workers at its…Bloomberg News | January 9, 2024 | 9:29 am
Ivanhoe eyes higher copper output at Kamoa-KakulaIt produced 393,551 tonnes of the metal last year, an…Staff Writer | January 8, 2024 | 9:13 am
Loulo-Gounkoto to keep going for years to come – Barrick CEO Barrick said that the development of a third underground mine at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex is on track to start ore production from stoping in the second quarter of 2023. Staff Writer | January 29, 2023 | 11:41 am
Mummified golden boy comes ‘back to life’ in Egypt The recently studied mummy of a teenage boy of high socioeconomic status is a showcase of ancient Egyptian beliefs about life after death. Staff Writer | January 29, 2023 | 5:21 am
Fortuna Silver trims Yaramoko reserve estimate after evaluation, drill work The Yaramoko project was acquired by Fortuna in July 2021 as part of its takeover of Roxgold. Staff Writer | January 27, 2023 | 9:34 am
Yellen says South African coal communities need $3.5 billion South Africa has identified more than R60 billion of investments needed to help communities in the coal-mining Mpumalanga province. Bloomberg News | January 27, 2023 | 8:34 am
Stillwater expands resource, nickel by more than half at Montana project The new inferred resource estimate raised tonnage by 62% compared with figures from 2021. Staff Writer | January 26, 2023 | 10:34 am
South Africa’s blackouts threaten platinum supply in top miner Output curbs could widen a global platinum shortage that Metals Focus forecasts to be the biggest in two decades in 2023. Bloomberg News | January 26, 2023 | 7:47 am
Mali industrial gold production rises 4.4% to 66.2 tonnes in 2022 Barrick Gold remains the country's biggest producer with output reaching 23 tonnes last year. Reuters | January 26, 2023 | 7:19 am
South Africa’s RBCT coal exports hit 29-year low in 2022 The terminal saw an average of 18 trains a day in 2022, against a capacity of 32 a day. Reuters | January 26, 2023 | 7:16 am
Eskom paid $561 million in penalties on Medupi coal contract The utility’s previous attempts to renegotiate the deal with Exxaro Resources were rejected by the mining company. Bloomberg News | January 24, 2023 | 8:43 am