PGMs operations offset strike-induced gold losses at Sibanye-Stillwater. The first quarter of 2019 marked an important period for JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater, with the group having successfully navigated operational and financial challenges, including a five-mon...

AngloGold embarking on process to dispose of South African assets. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Iconic South African gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti said on Thursday that it was embarking on a process to review divestment options for its remaining South Afr...

Worley creating a force for the future of resources and energy. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Following the announcement in October 2018 of WorleyParsons' binding offer for Jacobs' Energy, Chemicals and Resources, the combined new entity has come together under...

Australia, Guinea, Indonesia to lead bauxite mining up to 2029. Following a decline in global bauxite production in 2018, consultancy company Fitch Solutions says global bauxite production this year is being driven by new projects coming on line in Guinea and Austr...

Fast West project boosts DRDGold's quarterly output by 15%. Surface gold recovery company DRDGold produced 41120 oz of gold in the quarter ended March 31 – a 15% increase compared with the 35732 oz produced in the quarter ended March 2018. The gold produce...

Wescoal focuses on production restoration, increasing output amid challenging environment. JSE-listed mining group Wescoal, headed up by interim CEO Dr Humphrey Mathe, has said its focus, moving forward, will be on restoring production and increasing output from existing operations, while al...

Trevali reports solid first quarter results. TSX-listed Trevali Mining Corporation started the new year off with strong results, which positions the company well to meet its operating targets and take advantage of the currently strong zinc price,...

Hwange Colliery sees signs of hope despite widened 2018 loss. Despite achieving higher production and sales volumes for the year ended December 31, 2018, Zimbabwe-based Hwange Colliery’s financial performance worsened, with the miner’s loss for the year having wi...

ANC wants banks to be forced to fund South African coal mines. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s banks should be forced to invest in new coal mines in the country, the ruling African National Congress’s head of economic transformation said. Nedbank Group and Standa...

Operations resume at Sibanye’s Thembelani shaft. JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has resumed underground operations at its Thembelani shaft, in Rustenburg, following an incident that resulted in 1800 workers being held underground on Tuesday...