Exxaro's equity-accounted investments to offset lower interim earnings. Diversified miner Exxaro Resources expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ended June 30 to be between 35% and 47% higher year-on-year. HEPS will be between 16.50 rand and 17.90 rand...

De Beers will let buyers reject more diamonds to fend off crisis. LONDON - De Beers will let buyers reject more diamonds at a sale next week as the mining company shows almost unprecedented flexibility to ease a growing crisis. The Anglo American unit has told custo...

Platinum-using buses, forklift trucks gaining rapid ground worldwide. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - Fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology, which relies on platinum catalysis, is gaining rapid ground across the world, Mining Weekly Online can today report. FCE...

AMCU warns of possible Sibanye platinum strike as negotiations continue. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has warned of a possible strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's platinum mining operations in South Africa amid a ...

Kumba, Rosond sign 2 billion rand deal to advance next-generation drilling. Diversified miner Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore subsidiary and drilling specialist Rosond have entered into a 2-billion rand multiyear agreement to develop and implement a next-generation drilling contra...

Platinum-catalysed fuel cells can cut mine ventilation costs - HySA. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - Replacing diesel machines with zero-emitting fuel cell electrical equipment can reduce the cost of underground mine ventilation and lower health risk, says Hydrogen In...

Barrick up on higher output as automation advances at Nevada. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) ­- Blast-hole drilling is being carried out remotely at Nevada Gold Mines, which is close to being an automated mine in sections. Nevada Gold Mines is a joint venture b...

Ironveld says several parties interested in Limpopo project. London-listed Ironveld's share price shot up 40% to around 1.04p apiece on Monday after the company announced that several parties were interested in potentially making an offer to purchase all, or par...

Acacia cleared for exports from North Mara. London-listed Acacia Mining has received the go-ahead to resume gold exports from the North Mara mine, in Tanzania, nearly a month after it was ordered to suspend shipments from its largest mine. The ...

Mining production still plagued by industry issues. Mining production decreased by 4.2% year-on-year in June, following May's 1.5% year-on-year dip. Mining production and sales statistics published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday show...