Labour Court declares Sibanye wage extension valid. Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater on Wednesday advised that the Labour Court has declared legal the extension of Sibanye’s wage agreement with the National Union of mineworkers (NUM), UASA and S...

Oliphant urges continued commitment to diamond industry growth. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant has urged diamond industry participants to remain committed to efforts to grow and sustain the industry in South Afr...

Rio Tinto must face SEC suit over Mozambique coal assets. MANHATTAN – Rio Tinto Group must face a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over the company’s valuation of coal assets in Mozambique, a federal judge ruled. US authorities in Octobe...

Palladium tops $1 600 as metal sets new highs on supply shortage. SINGAPORE – Palladium topped $1 600/oz for the first time, and there’s little sign of the rally slowing as global supply tightens. The price of the metal – mainly used in autocatalysts in gasoline v...

Menar’s Canyon offers Eskom cheaper coal on open-book basis. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Coal mining company Canyon Coal, a Menar group company, is prepared to offer coal to State-owned electricity utility Eskom at a cheaper price on an open-book basis fro...

Labour Court dismisses AMCU interdict against Sibanye restructuring. Sibanye-Stillwater on Monday said the South African Labour Court has dismissed the application made by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) to interdict the Section 189A restruc...

Bristow taking Barrick helm aids Acacia talks, Tanzania AG says. MAPUTO – Mark Bristow taking over the leadership of Barrick Gold facilitated negotiations with Tanzania about a multibillion-dollar tax dispute that could be resolved by May, the country’s attorney gen...

Wesizwe to scale back Bakubung’s output. Wesizwe has resolved to implement a new mine plan at its Bakubung mine, in Rustenburg, which will entail the development of a one-million-tonne-a-year mine with a one-million-tonne-a-year processing pl...

Sitatunga starts project implementation activity at East Managanese. Exploration and mining development company Sitatunga Resources will start building its first manganese mine, in the Northern Cape, this year, following receipt of the last regulatory authorisations. ...

South African court blocks AMCU's plans for industry-wide strike. JOHANNESBURG – The labour court has rejected a request by platinum and gold sector union, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction (AMCU), to hold an industry-wide strike, Anglogold Ashanti, Ang...