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Wits Basin’s shallow gold reefs to be mined as economic environment creates huge tailwind . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – New midtier gold aspirant Shallow Reefs Gold is in the process of being built in South Africa to mine the shallow reefs of South Africa’s historic Witwatersrand Gold B...

ChromeSA says proposed export tax will not bode well for local producers . Industry organisation ChromeSA says the proposed chrome ore export tax would have a devastating impact on primary and upper group two (UG2) chrome producers, given that they sell the bulk of their prod...

Panel calls for more junior mining, exploration in SADC region . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – While many of the countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region continue to face various challenges, a panel at this year’s virtual Junior Mini...

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...