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Gold pares weekly losses after weaker dollar brings relief . SINGAPORE – Bullion got a reprieve Friday as the dollar halted its rally, although the metal remains poised for a back-to-back weekly loss.

Gold headed for its biggest daily gain since March 3 and si...

Amplats reviewing capital plans to provide for at least R650m in plant repairs . JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) on Thursday confirmed that repairs to its subsidiary Rustenburg Platinum Mines’ converter plant was progressing on schedule for completion by May 25.

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Kropz’s alternative processing method confirmed . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Investment fund African Rainbow Capital (ARC) on Thursday said an alternative processing method for Aim-listed emerging phosphate producer Kropz’s Elandsfontein projec...

Question marks over protracted re-entry of trimetal PGM catalysis . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Trimetal catalysts, which use three platinum group metals (PGMs) rather than two and thereby balance PGM demand, have a multi-decade history of curbing gasoline vehicl...

Miners join forces on hydrogen consortium . PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Mining majors BHP, Fortescue, Anglo American and consulting engineering group Hatch have formed a Green Hydrogen Consortium to jointly accelerate decarbonisation within their...

Gold Fields adopts range of mitigation strategies amid Covid-19 outbreak . JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields has adopted a range of risk mitigation strategies amid the escalating Covid-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, pandemic in all of its operating countries.

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Gold Fields, Harmony Gold take steps to prevent spread of Covid-19 . JSE- and NYSE-listed miners Gold Fields and Harmony Gold have announced measures and strategies to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Gold Fields on Wednesday said that while its mines have continue...

Minerals Council commits to protecting employees, industry as Covid-19 spreads . Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter on Wednesday said the mining industry’s preparedness plans for dealing with the impact of Covid-19 were “very far advanced”.

Following a meeting on Tues...

Mantashe engages mining industry to consolidate Covid-19 plans . Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Minerals Council in Johannesburg, to receive an update on the plans that have been put in place for the se...

World’s biggest precious metal industry readies for coronavirus . JOHANNESBURG – Platinum and gold mines in South Africa, which together make up the world’s biggest precious metals industry, are gearing up to try and minimise a local outbreak of the coronavirus that ...