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Minister finds Covid-19 compliant mines but also laggards . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – As calls go out for mining to resume on April 17 or face serious setback, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has found excellent Covid-19 compliance ...

Anglo going to great lengths to support South Africa in its Covid-19 hour of need . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Diversified mining company Anglo American is going to remarkable lengths to support South Africa through the devastating Covid-19 crisis.

The London- and Johannesbur...

Alphamin expresses concern about a dwindling tin price . JSE- and TSX-V-listed Alphamin Resources produced 2 119 t of contained tin in the quarter ended March 31.

This was at the mid-point of its guidance range and compares with the 2 235 t of contained ti...

Ivanhoe equips DRC mine with 10 ICU units as it continues construction at Kamoa-Kakula . Canada-headquartered Ivanhoe Mines has unveiled “extraordinary” measures to continue construction of its large-scale Kamoa-Kakula copper project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid the cor...

DRD consulting with govt, labour to restart Far West Rand gold recoveries . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Surface gold mining company DRDGold is considering re-starting operations at its Far West Gold Recoveries surface retreatment operation at Carletonville, south-west of...

Resgen expects financial close for Boikarabelo project later this quarter . ASX- and JSE-listed Resource Generation (Resgen) is due to host a shareholders meeting in late March or early April to vote on approving its proposed mine funding package for the Boikarabelo coal proje...

Covid-19 hits silver to a ten-year-plus low . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The coronavirus pandemic has hit silver to a ten-year-plus low, according to the Refinitiv GFMS annual Silver Market Review 2019, which includes provisional supply and...

AngloGold hands over two hospitals to authorities for COVID-19 patients . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has embarked on a remarkable number of humanitarian initiatives to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, including making ...

Mantashe finds coal mines in various states of readiness to deal with Covid-19 . Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on March 31 conducted unannounced visits to three coal mines, in Mpumalanga, which supply coal to State-owned power utility Eskom.

These mines inc...

Standard Bank has R427bn contingent liquidity, grants R35bn payment holiday . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Capital and liquidity requirements across all the markets in which it operates are continuing to be met, Standard Bank Group FD Dr Arno Daehnke said during an investor...