Barrick chairperson says miner eyes nimble future after Randgold deal. TORONTO – If all goes according to plan, Barrick Gold will have fewer mines and workers one year after acquiring Africa-focused Randgold Resources, the Canadian miner's executive chairman said on Monda...

Moab Khotsong, Hidden Valley lift Harmony’s Q1 output by 30% y/y. Precious metals miner Harmony Gold’s production increased by 30% to 378 510 oz of gold in its first fiscal quarter ended September 30, compared with the 290 644 oz produced in the first quarter of the ...

Randgold/Barrick merger giving gold mining investment new attraction. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – During the gold-mining industry’s prosperous run from 1999 to 2012, the industry was able to harvest and feed off itself.

But in recent years, it has lost $100-bill...

Anglo American recommits to sustainable development goals, sets milestones for 2020, 2030. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The mining industry has to address the critical challenges of safety, productivity and the way land is used, as well as how energy and water are consumed as, alongside...

Commitments for continued spending in South Africa – AngloGold . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – There are commitments for continued spending in South Africa next year related to the Phase 2 development of the Mponeng gold mine, new AngloGold Ashanti CEO Kelvin Du...

Master Drilling diversifies, expands through new JV in Italy . JSE-listed Master Drilling has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Italian construction company Ghella, to establish a new Italy-based company called TunnelPro.

TunnelPro will pursue tunnel borin...

Canyon opens Bronkhorstspruit mine. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe on Friday officiated at the opening of coal miner Canyon Coal’s new Khanye mine, in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng.

Khanye has ...

Sibanye-Stillwater’s US operations in the midst of major growth phase. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Sibanye-Stillwater’s Blitz project development area, which is adjacent to its Stillwater mine, in Montana, in the US, is in the midst of a significant growth phase, sa...

Goldplat shares fall on lower Q1 output, sales. The share price of Aim-listed Goldplat fell by more than 20% on Friday after the company announced a 40% year-on-year decrease in its production to 6 138 oz for the quarter ended September 30.

This ...

NUM members to strike as Gold Fields confirms retrenchment of 1 100 South Deep employees. JSE-listed gold miner Gold Fields on Thursday announced that it had received a notice from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) of the union’s intention to embark on a protected strike at its South ...