West African to pay out half of profits, but warns of unrest
WEST African Resources (WAF) expects full-year profit to come in at more than twice its first-half figure, with the gold miner set to pay its maiden dividend. Speaking at the…
Why Implats has changed its tune on Waterberg
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) earlier this month declared R13.1bn in final dividends, a sum that outshone its rivals. It also revised its payout policy in such a way that the door is…
Omnia to recommend R21.5bn buyout from India’s Solar
OMNIA Holdings said on Monday it had received a buyout offer from Indian company Solar Industries worth R21.5bn. The offer, which values the South African mining explosives and…
Recovery at Gold Fields masked by permitting woes
IS Gold Fields being unfairly penalised for its struggles with regulators? Yes, in the view of analysts who say the firm’s lagging share price performance is at odds with its…
ARM leans on PGMs as coal, iron ore disappoint
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) benefited from a sharp recovery in its platinum business in its 2026 financial year, helping offset a swing into losses at coal and a steep decline…
Sibanye-Stillwater to build R5.5bn copper mine in Tasmania
SIBANYE-Stillwater today approved a R5.5bn copper-gold Mt Lyell project in Australia’s island state Tasmania producing up to 26,000 tons a year of the in-demand red metal. This…
Perseus opens the taps on shareholder returns
PERSEUS Mining has unveiled a more generous dividend policy after record cash generation in its 2026 financial year, promising shareholders a minimum 20% of operating cash flow…
Can this be the PGM market’s next big thing?
THE hydrogen economy was supposed to be platinum’s salvation, but it is turning out to be the lightest of lifelines. Deployment of electrolyser capacity, the technology that…
Gold price boost lifts DRDGold profit 83% in ‘year of delivery’
DRDGOLD benefited from a 40% increase in the average gold price in its 2026 financial year, helping operating profit jump 83% even as the company invested R3.5bn in expansion…
For Sibanye-Stillwater, home is where the ore is
SIBANYE-Stillwater got its name as a result of offshore expansion, but following a damaging decline in metal prices that exposed its balance sheet, its new CEO is promising a…
DRDGold earnings set to nearly double as projects deliver
DRDGold expects full-year earnings to rise by as much as 95% after higher gold prices and better-than-expected production. Key projects in its Vision 2028 expansion also moved…
Metals of war: why US Govt has weaponised mining
Eighteen mining companies went public in the past 12 months with one aim in common: an ambition to supply the US government’s defence industry. Assisted by US President Donald…
DRDGold needs SA’s dilatory Govt to play ball. Will it?
THE mining of surface gold dumps ought to be much simpler than underground mining. Instead of descending into the earth’s depths, which poses challenges from ventilation to…
Endeavour CEO surprised by Barrick talk amid Mali exit
ENDEAVOUR Mining CEO Ian Cockerill said speculation in June linking his company with Barrick Mining made no sense because he would only be likely to back mergers and acquisitions…
Gold Fields rebuts claim Tarkwa community oppose licence renewal
GOLD Fields has today hit back at reports in Ghana that local authorities had opposed an application by the miner to renew Tarkwa’s mining lease. The Apinto Divisional Council,…
Northam Platinum’s ‘mine without end’ exposes SA’s supply crisis
NORTHAM Platinum CEO Paul Dunne might joke that “there’s no luck in mining”, but fortune has certainly favoured his company in the past few months. For starters, resource…
Pan African gold project draws investor interest
PAN African Resources said it had received offers from potential co-investors in a proposed underground gold expansion in South Africa. The miner announced in February it was…
Randgold pursues Gold Fields over Kebble-era share theft
ON the night of September 27 2005, Brett Kebble climbed into his silver-grey Mercedes-Benz S600 and drove into the Johannesburg dark. Near a bridge over the M1 in the city’s…
When it comes to gold, look past the obvious
EVERYBODY is asking me about gold. Specifically, why isn’t gold running higher? It started the year at $4,300 and went on a mad rush to a peak of $5,600 in late January. In…
Why Pan African has outshone its golden rivals
TO paraphrase Warren Buffett, superior long-term wealth is often built by owning the goose that lays the golden eggs, rather than the golden egg itself. Pan African Resources has…