South Africa working on exploration strategy - Baxter. PERTH (miningweekly.com) - South Africa's Minerals Council was working with the government to develop a national exploration strategy within the next six months. Speaking on the sidelines of the l...

Implats reconsiders shaft closures, sales as market conditions improve. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - Ongoing improvements in the platinum group metals (PGMs) market has prompted miner Impala Platinum (Implats) to re-evaluate the strategic direction with regard to its ...

Eskom in negotiations for dedicated coal mine for Kusile. MIDDELBURG (miningweekly.com) - State-owned power utility Eskom is in negotiations with mining houses for the proposed development of a cost-plus coal mine, solely for supplying coal to the new Kusile ...

Coal keeps South Africa 'alive', says Prevost. MIDDELBURG (miningweekly.com) - XMP Consulting senior coal analyst Xavier Prevost has called for the continued support of coal in South Africa, especially considering that the commodity is what keeps t...

Minerals Council calls for govt intervention as Gauteng violence continues. The Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday said it was "deeply concerned and saddened" at the violence that had erupted in and around Gauteng over the course of the last few days. In particular, t...

Orion advancing Prieska funding talks. PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Dual-listed Orion Mining was hoping to conclude bank financing discussions for its Prieska copper/zinc project, in South Africa, by Christmas this year, allowing for a final ...

Electricity the major constraint on investment - Mantashe. PERTH (miningweekly.com) - South Africa's Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has urged continued foreign investment into the country's resources sector, saying that the government i...

Mining, manufacturing contribute to 3.1% GDP growth in second quarter. South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 3.1% in the second quarter of the year. This follows on the 3.1% contraction recorded for the first quarter. On a year-on-year basis, GDP expan...

Orion awarded mining right at Prieska, strengthens exploration pipeline. PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Dual-listed Orion Minerals is making significant strides in advancing its Prieska copper/zinc project, in South Africa's Northern Cape, while also strengthening its base meta...

DRDGold delivers another dividend, supportive of possible Sibanye buyout. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - Despite a difficult environment, debt-free DRDGold has declared a dividend of 20c a share for the financial year ended June 30 - representing a threefold increase on t...