JV projects contribute to 3% y/y increase in Amplats’ Q4 PGM output. Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) produced 1.26-million ounces of platinum-group metals (PGMs) in the fourth quarter of 2018 – a 3% increase on the 1.22-million ounces produced in the fourth quarter of...

RBCT coal exports decline. RICHARDS BAY (miningweekly.com) – Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported 73.47-million tonnes of coal in 2018, 4.1% less than in 2017. The main export destination of the South African-mined coal...

Kropz anticipates first phosphate ore from long-awaited Elandsfontein by year-end. Aim-listed emerging phosphate producer Kropz is finalising the design of processing plant upgrades at its 74%-owned Elandsfontein project, in South Africa, with first ore to be produced by the end of t...

Ghana pledges no repeat of incursions at AngloGold mine. ACCRA – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo pledged that the incursion of illegal miners which forced AngloGold Ashanti to evacuate its Obuasi operation won’t be repeated. Speaking at a ceremony that...

Gold Fields denies interest to merge with AngloGold Ashanti. JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields has denied that it wants to merge with its competitor AngloGold Ashanti, stating that an article published by Bloomberg on Tuesday was factually incorrect. Bloomberg...

Sibanye considering AMCU memorandum. Sibanye-Stillwater is considering the memorandum of demands submitted to the Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) on Tuesday. AMCU mar...

Universal achieves steady increase in production, earnings in Q2. ASX-listed Universal Coal is on track to achieve forecast earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) guidance of A$93-million for the 2019 financial year. The coal miner...

New fuel cell vehicle technology uses cobalt. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A promising new fuel cell technology, which uses a cobalt-based catalyst, mirrors the world’s current ‘well-to-wheel’ refuelling ecosystem in being designed to allow m...

Sandfire approaches MOD with merger proposal. PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Botswana-focused MOD Resources went into a trading halt on the ASX on Monday after Australian copper miner Sandfire Resources confirmed that it had approached the junior to e...

Zambia’s mining tax places Lumwana in ‘challenging situation’ – Barrick’s Jacobs. NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Gold has not sold its biggest copper mine, Lumwana, in Zambia, but given the challenging conditions the mine is facing, “all options" are on the table. The Canada-headqu...