The company is increasing production at Fekola by more than a third to over 620,000 ounces this year.

Miners have been given notice that shareholders expect a zero-failure operational model.

South Africa’s top gold producer is looking expand elsewhere in Africa and could also consider investing in Papua New Guinea.

Kansanshi is Africa's biggest copper mine.

Company said that the South African government had given "unconditional" approval for the sale of its assets to Harmony Gold.

The company announced the results from a new exploration program conducted at the Boussoura project, located in the southern part of the country.

Alexandre Kamundala, deputy mayor of the nearby town of Kamituga, said no bodies had been recovered so far.