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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...

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 ...