Exploration is priority, says Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa should be an exploration site that contributes to gross domestic product growth and employment creation.

“Exploration is the way to go and a priority ,”...

BHP takes copper pledge . PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Major BHP has committed its copper operations in Chile and Australia to the Copper Mark voluntary programme, designed to hold the copper industry accountable to responsible p...

AngloGold’s free cash soars 290%, dividend payout ratio doubled . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti on Monday delivered a near fivefold increase in free cash flow in the third quarter of 2020, which has resulted in the company’s ...

Flow-through must not only incentivise exploration but also market participation – Miller . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A flow-through share scheme tax incentive, currently under consideration for South Africa, must serve to incentivise not only exploration but also public listed market...

MC Mining's Uitkomst returns to steady-state production . The progressive easing of lockdown measures allowed coal miner MC Mining’s Uitkomst Colliery to return to steady-state production, while international coal prices trended positively during September an...

Implats CEO encouraged by first-quarter production results . Impala Platinum (Implats) started its new financial year off strongly, with gross tonnes milled at managed operations having improving by 18% year-on-year to over 6.1-million tonnes for the first quart...

Glencore lowers coal production guidance as strike at Cerrejón continues . Multinational commodity company Glencore delivered a solid third-quarter operating performance, including the continued successful ramp-up of Katanga, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which remains...

Sibanye-Stillwater says operational recovery progressing well . JSE-listed gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Sibanye-Stillwater says its operational recovery from the severe Covid-19-induced lockdown in South Africa has progressed well to date.

The buil...

Afrimat's diversification strategy paying off . Openpit miner Afrimat reported an 11% year-on-year increase in operating profit for the six months ended August 31, despite a 9.4% year-on-year decrease in revenue.

The company also ended the period ...

Profitable circular economy concepts making future potentially bright for coal miners . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Coal mining companies need to start looking at creating their own profitable circular economies around existing coal assets because it is possible, says African Source...