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Menar’s R250m cash-funded solar-served East Manganese project is under way . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Initial project activities are under way at the R250-million cash-funded East Manganese project in Hotazel, Northern Cape, where the hot sun will be harvested to provi...

Gold Fields welcomes B4SA's economic recovery strategy . JSE-listed gold miner Gold Fields welcomes the accelerated economic recovery strategy published by Business for South Africa (B4SA) in mid-July, which is aimed at achieving higher levels of economic gr...

Foreign investors shun South African gold stocks on virus fears . Not even a record rally can entice foreign investors to South African gold stocks.

With gold prices soaring on the heels of monetary stimulus, shares in producers of the metal are back in favor aroun...

Nothing like negative interest rate, fear to drive gold price – Bristow . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – “There’s nothing like a negative real interest rate and a fear to drive the gold price,” says Barrick Gold Corporation CEO Dr Mark Bristow, who also puts money printin...

23 July 2020, Welcome to the daily audio edition of Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, brought to you by Fraser Alexander, your trusted global mining services partner. Today's top story . Nothing like negative interest rate, fear to drive gold price – Bristow

“There’s nothing like a negative real interest rate and a fear to drive the gold price,” says Barrick Gold Corporation CEO Dr Ma...

Northam completes first phase of raise-bore drilling for third Zondereinde shaft . JSE-listed Northam Platinum, together with Master Drilling, has successfully completed a record raise-bore pilot hole for the planned Number 3 Shaft at the Zondereinde mine.

The new shaft system will...

Latest quarters point to recovery as Wescoal reports R137m loss . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Coal mining company Wescoal reported a R137-million loss for the 12 months to March 31, but performance in the latest two consecutive quarters has all the hallmarks of...

Pan African does it again with exciting rich vein of gold at New Consort . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – London-, Johannesburg- and now also New York-listed Pan African Resources continues to demonstrate the resilience of its operations with an improved all-round performa...

China’s vehicle sales rebound bodes well for platinum group metals demand . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The rebound of car sales and heavy-duty vehicle sales in China bodes well for platinum group metals demand as the world’s coronavirus lockdowns ease.

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‘Historic dumps’ do not appear to be MPRDA regulated – law firm . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa’s ‘historic dumps’­ – mine dumps created prior to the promulgation of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) which took effect in 20...