AngloGold Ashanti sets safety record, key projects on track. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - AngloGold Ashanti set a new safety record, kept key projects on track and lifted second-quarter production and cash flow in the three months to June 30, the Johannesbu...

High level of interest in South African gold assets - AngloGold. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is working hard to be a solid, predictable business that generates value through the cycle, CEO Kelvin Dushnisky emphasised to jo...

AngloGold Ashanti's exit from South Africa not timed. KALGOORLIE (miningweekly.com) - Gold major AngloGold Ashanti on Wednesday said that it did not have firm timing for its exit from South Africa, but that the move would be "sooner rather than later". T...

Glencore's first-half earnings down 32%. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - The first-half performance of Glencore reflected a challenging economic backdrop for the diversified mining and marketing company's commodity mix, along with setbacks ...

Chinese demand for 'green' metals increasing exceptionally fast - Glencore. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - The demand for environmentally protective 'green' metals is increasing exceptionally fast, boosted by a 59% increase in electric vehicle production in China, Glencore ...

Platinum-linked hydrogen economy is way to go ­- Phiri. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - The hydrogen economy is the answer to South Africa's decarbonised mobility future to avoid battery electric vehicles sapping up too much of South Africa's already scar...

Welborn frustrated by lack of consolidation. KALGOORLIE (miningweekly.com) - The CEO and MD of gold miner Resolute Mining, John Welborn, has expressed frustration at the lack of consolidation and cooperation among midtier miners. Speaking on the...

Mantashe mum on corruption probe after Mpumalanga office reopens. JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has reopened its Mpumalanga regional office almost a year after its closure following allegations of corruption and backlogs in the issuing...

Good, bad and maybe even ugly first half - Phiri. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - The performance of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) in the six months to June 30 was a mixture of the good, the bad and maybe even the ugly, RBPlat CEO Steve Phiri sai...

Merafe cuts production as demand weakens, holds back on dividend. The board of JSE-listed Merafe Resources has decided against declaring an interim dividend owing to prevailing market conditions; however, CEO Zanele Matlala on Monday noted that a final dividend would...