Sibanye extends union wage agreements to all employees, ends AMCU strike. JSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has extended the wage agreement entered into with some unions to all employees, effectively rendering the three-week-long strike by Association of Mineworkers and Construc...

Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi throws weight behind platinum. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi has thrown its weight behind technologies that harness the high-performance characteristics of platinum group metals (PGMs) by jo...

Minerals Minister defends coal, complains about high electricity prices. TSHWANE (miningweekly.com) – Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has defended the role of coal in the country's energy mix and complained about the harmful effect of high electricity prices on th...

People the critical factor for mining – Minister. TSHWANE (miningweekly.com) – Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe stressed on Wednesday that the key factor in the future of South African mining was the human element. He was delivering the keyno...

Enable meaningful participation, pleads Women in Mining chair. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Mining Charter has significant room for improvement to enable meaningful participation of women in mining, says Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) chairperson Li...

Sibanye condemns violent protest at its South African gold mines. Dual-listed Sibanye-Stillwater on Tuesday said the situation at its Beatrix gold operations, in the Free State, were tense amid continuing violent actions by groups allegedly affiliated to the Associat...

Anglo anticipates continual production growth to 2022. Diversified miner Anglo American is targeting incremental yearly earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of between $3-billion and $4-billion by 2022. CE Mark Cutifan...

Harmony, Newcrest sign Wafi-Golpu gold mining project MoU with PNG govt. Harmony Gold and its Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture (WGJV) partner Newcrest Mining on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, as an affirmation of t...

Gecamines increases stake in Boss Mining joint venture to 49%. KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo's State mining company Gecamines said on Monday it would increase its stake in its Boss Mining joint venture with ENRC Africa Holdings to 49% after the two c...

Barrick’s Michael Brown retires ahead of Randgold merger. Gold major Barrick Gold has announced management changes in its North American region ahead of the completion of its merger with Africa-focused Randgold Resources on January 1. CFO Catherine Raw wil...