Sylvania achieves solid first-quarter production, financial performance . Aim-listed Sylvania’s Sylvania Dump Operations (SDO) produced 17 972 oz of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold (4E) platinum-group metals (PGMs) for the quarter ended September 30 − the first quarter...

Gem says higher prices demonstrate improved demand for Letšeng diamonds . LSE-listed diamond miner Gem Diamonds has sold 70 559 ct worth of diamonds for the year to date, achieving an average price of $1 908/ct.

During the third quarter, the group also unearthed five diamo...

Struggling ferrochrome needs chrome export tax as interim measure – Richards Bay Alloys . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The struggling electricity-intensive South African ferrochrome industry, which has taken significant strides to increase its efficiency and reduce its electricity cons...

Hopes rise as top-firms arrive at potential flow-through share model to stimulate mining exploration . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A flow-through share model is being tailor-made to stimulate badly neglected mining exploration in South Africa, Minerals Council South Africa junior and emerging mine...

DRDGold’s output rises 45% q/q . Dual-listed DRDGold reported a 45% quarter-on-quarter increase in gold production to 48 676 oz (1 514 kg) for the quarter ended September 30, owing primarily to a 27% increase in tonnage throughput to ...

Excitement as Sumitomo becomes AP Ventures’ latest hydrogen economy investor . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Leading Fortune 500 global trading and business investment company Sumitomo Corporation, which has a strong focus on the hydrogen economy, has become the latest invest...

Implats reports significant ESG progress for this year . Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) made significant progress on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals during this year, as highlighted in its ESG report released on Oc...

Decision soon on platinum process that can save a Medupi power station worth of power . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The definitive feasibility study for the installation of a revolutionary new electricity-slashing processing plant at Pilanesberg platinum mine in the North West will ...

Experience from other health crises shaped mining industry’s rapid pandemic response . While virologists and risk analysts have been theorising about the effects of a global pandemic for years, few could have imagined the Covid-19 pandemic’s transformative impact on society. Even after t...

Council says lower power prices are among what ferrochrome industry needs . While the Minerals Council South Africa welcomes government’s steps to support domestic ferrochrome production and the chrome value chain, it has expressed disappointed at government not addressing com...