Chief Inspector of Mines David Msiza has been ordered to publish health and safety guidelines to manage and mitigate against Covid-19 under alert Level 4. The Labour Court’s upcoming deadline of May 18 compels government to issue detailed guidelines on…
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The Dwarsrivier chrome mine, in Lydenburg, has suspended all production as a precautionary measure after an employee tested positive for Covid-19, a statement on May 6 confirmed. Operations at the mine will resume operations management has successfully…
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JSE-listed Union Atlantic Minerals (UAM), previously known as Miranda Minerals, will place its brownfield exploration projects on care and maintenance, with minimum staff and fieldwork to be pursued until the Covid-19 pandemic has been ameliorated and …
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The full impact of South Africa’s “Covid-19 induced hibernation” will only fully emerge in the months and years to come, law firm Hogan Lovells Asia-Africa practice group head Wessel Badenhorst says. Considering that, by the same token, businesses and …
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Steel production in developed economies is likely to either stagnate, or decline completely, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to influence and impact on the global economy, consultancy Roskill steel alloys principal consultant Erik Sardain said on Ma…
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Unionised employees at Canadian gold miner Kinross Gold’s Tasiast mine, in Mauritania, have initiated strike action. Kinross, who disagrees with the basis for the strike, on May 5 said that it remained open to discussions with the staff delegates to re…
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The restart plan and guidance on key economic parameters for Australian-listed uranium company Paladin Energy’s Langer Heinrich uranium operation, in Namibia, are expected to be released during the fourth quarter of the year. Care and maintenance (C…
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Emerging ASX- and JSE-listed energy company Resource Generation (Resgen) is securing the required regulatory approvals and translating the Mine Funding Package arrangement into a further amendment to the facility agreement for its Boikarabelo coal mine…
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ASX-listed Danakali is proceeding with Phase 2 of the engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) at its Colluli potash project, in Eritrea. The Colluli project is 100% owned by the Colluli Mining Share Company (CMSC), a joint venture …
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Global gold holdings is said to have held firm at 1 083.8 t in the first quarter of the year, marking a rise of 1% on the same period last year, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) latest Gold Demand Trends report. The global Covid-19 pandemi…
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