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Petra expects higher diamond prices, production in six months to June 30 . London-listed Petra Diamonds expects to report production of 2.07-million carats of diamonds for the six months ended December 31.

In a trading update published on Monday, ahead of the release of its...

Pan African confident of reaching 185 000 oz production target . JSE- and Aim-listed Pan African Resources remains on track to produce at least 185 000 oz of gold for the year ending June 30, following a successful six months to December 31.

CEO Cobus Loots in a s...

Barrick cements partnership with Tanzania . Canadian miner Barrick Gold has made progress in reshaping its Tanzania operations, acquired through the takeover of Acacia Mining in September last year, by formally establishing a joint venture (VJ) ...

South Africa's mining fatalities at their lowest ever . TSHWANE (miningweekly.com) – The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on Friday announced the lowest number of mining fatalities on record, at 51 for 2019.

This was a 37% year-on-year im...

Palladium’s fading stockpiles draw warning of prolonged deficit . LONDON – As palladium’s record-breaking rally makes guessing the size of stockpiles more important than ever, one thing at least is clear – they’re getting a lot smaller.

Inventories held by producer...

Orion Minerals starts the hunt for Prieska partner . PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Copper developer Orion Minerals has started the partnering and joint venture process for its Prieska copper/zinc project, in South Africa.

The dual-listed company on Thursd...

RBCT coal exports decline again . RICHARDS BAY (miningweekly.com) – South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) reported a decline in coal exports for the second consecutive year.

The private-sector-owned terminal, which works h...

Iron-ore demand to slow, while seaborne supply rises . Slower demand growth, especially in China, and a decent recovery in seaborne supply is expected to continue to feature prominently in the iron-ore industry this year, says global energy, chemicals, ren...

Next decade set to be a serious transition period for mining – report . The global mining and metals sector is facing one of its most challenging transitions yet as the industry is considering how it can best position itself to regain and maintain stakeholder confidence on...

Anglo’s polyhalite entry likely to hit MoP more than SoP – Danakali . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The proposed entry of Anglo American into the fertiliser industry is more likely to impact the muriate of potash (MoP) market than the sulphur of potash (SoP) market, ...