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Methane gas explosion killed 31 in disused South African mine

Harmony Gold, the previous mine owner, said the incident was a criminal matter, which it handed over to police for further investigation.

Reuters | June 23, 2023 | 4:06 am

Phase one of operations at Molo are being optimized to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2023 | 6:03 am

Total resources in the indicated category are estimated at 57.1…

Staff Writer | June 21, 2023 | 5:30 pm

China's Zijin Mining and Norinco Group, South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater…

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 9:16 am

The Haib copper deposit has an after-tax NPV (at a…

Staff Writer | June 19, 2023 | 8:54 am

Together, the world’s top 10 gold miners produced 27.48 million ounces in 2020, worth approximately $48 billion.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | October 20, 2021 | 9:16 am

Catoca said the leak only contained rocks and clay from a tailings basin, which altered the oxygen levels in a tributary of the Congo river.

Reuters | October 19, 2021 | 10:03 am

The company said that the results of the Phase 2 life-of-mine review at Sukari is expected to be announced on Dec. 1.

Reuters | October 19, 2021 | 7:40 am

Upward trend in global exploration budget to continue in 2022 — report

According to S&P, global exploration budgets are expected to increase between 5% and 15% in 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 6:06 am

After a $16bn spending spree, Chinese owned copper mines overseas now produce some 1.2 million tonnes annually – that’s not nearly enough.

Frik Els | October 14, 2021 | 10:45 am