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Environmental approval granted for Gold Fields Chile project . The Atacama Environmental Assessment Commission has approved the environmental impact study for dual-listed gold miner Gold Fields’ Salares Norte project, in Chile.

The environmental approval is a cr...

Endeavour and Centamin agree to reciprocal due diligence . Sébastien de Montessus, the CEO of Endeavour Mining, and Josef El-Raghy, executive chairperson of Centamin, have met last week to discuss the merits of a combination of the two companies.

During the...

Palladium smashes $2 000 as BMO says this time looks different . Sometimes the usual rules may not apply.

Palladium smashed through $2 000/oz to a record as the metal extended a powerful annual advance driven by a sustained global deficit, with market watchers say...

IEA report provides analysis, forecast of global coal trends until 2024 . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Secure and reliable energy supply is a catalyst for economic growth and development, especially within the South African context, says Mineral Resources and Energy Min...

SA mining showing ‘steady improvement’, but concerns linger . It was a mixed bag for South Africa’s mining sector in 2019, with announcements of renewed investment and newly commissioned operations interspersed with announcements of retrenchments and divestments....

Minerals Council joins calls for govt to ensure increased electricity self-generation . The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) statement that it is committed to the development of adequate generation capacity to meet electr...

Proudly South African continuous miner on its way into Australian mining market . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A Proudly South African continuous miner, which is being shipped to Australia for final assembly, is due to go into operation Down Under in May, Mining Weekly Online c...

Petra Diamonds says mines operating at normal electricity load levels . London-listed Petra Diamonds said on Thursday that its electricity use restrictions have been lifted by South Africa's State utility Eskom and its mines are operating at normal load levels.

The compa...

Mining output falls by 2.9% in October . South Africa’s mining output declined by 2.9% in October, following a 0.6% year-on-year decrease in September.

Nedbank says this was the third consecutive month of yearly contraction for the sector. ...

South African mining revival threatened as power cuts take toll . JOHANNESBURG – When South Africa’s State-owned utility announced record power cuts on Monday afternoon, Impala Platinum Holdings had two hours to hoist thousands of workers from 1 km deep shafts.

The...