Northam Platinum has acquired 13.7-million Zambezi preference shares from the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), taking its holding of preference shares to 19.41-million shares, representing 12.1% of all Zambezi preference shares in issue. Northam ac…
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The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has applauded mining firm Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) and its four traditional host authorities for reaching and signing the procurement principles agreement of the Zulti South mineral sands project. The agreemen…
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The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has called for the South African Diamond and Precious Metal Regulator (SADPMR) to transform the sector, as well as to capacitate its existing transformation office to ensure these sectors reflect …
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Zimbabwean platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Zimplats, in which JSE-listed Impala Platinum holds an 87% interest, achieved a net profit of $144.9-million for the financial year ended June 30. This is significantly higher than the net profit of $2.6-mi…
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The South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has approved the mining right application submitted by Aim-listed URU Metals’ Lesego Platinum Uitloop (LPU) subsidiary. LPU is the holder of three prospecting rights that form the Zebe…
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Kodal Minerals has completed and lodged an environmental- and social-impact assessment (Esia) for the proposed openpit mining and processing operation at its Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali. “The submission of the Esia signals the achievemen…
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Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources recorded a strong performance in the six months ended June 30. “Hummingbird’s results demonstrate a period of real progress for the group,” CEO Dan Betts said in a statement issued on Friday.
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Gemstone miner Gemfields’ latest auction of commercial-quality emeralds, held in Lusaka this week, attracted a record number of international buyers. The auction of 35 schedules of emeralds recovered from the Kagem mine, in which London-based Gemfields…
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Diversified miner South32’s manganese production increased by 3% year-on-year to 5.5-million tonnes for the financial year ended June 30. In a teleconference on Thursday, the company indicated that, with manganese as a primary resource, South32 would e…
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Economic growth in South Africa could lead to more load-shedding, with beleaguered utility Eskom unable to meet higher demand, Matleng Energy Solutions chairperson and Eskom board member Nelisiwe Magubane said on Wednesday. She was speaking at Afrifore…
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