Sandfire appoints South32 executive Brendan Harris as new CEO
SANDFIRE Resources said it had appointed Brendan Harris as the company’s MD and CEO following the resignation of founding CEO, Karl Simich. Harris is currently chief human…
Sandfire detects “substantial exploration potential” of Motheo after drilling campaign
SANDFIRE Resources said recent drilling of its Motheo copper prospect in Botswana had demonstrated “substantial exploration potential” of the landholding. The company tested a…
Sandfire’s Simich to step down as copper miner concludes $150m Motheo finance package
SANDFIRE Resources CEO and managing director, Karl Simich is to step down having recently expanded the firm’s international footprint including the planned commissioning of the…
Sandfire announces $71.9m expansion of Botswana’s Motheo copper mine
SANDFIRE Resources is to spend an additional $71.9m expanding its Motheo copper project in Botswana to 5.2 million tons (Mt/y) a year, said Reuters. Citing a presentation by the…
The mining entrepreneurs who say Southern Africa is rediscovering its mojo for copper
COPPER mining in the Northern Cape shut down in the early 2000s when the former Gold Fields of South Africa finally closed the Okiep mine. It’s back with a vengeance, however,…
Robert Friedland, the master of spin, bowls another beauty with latest copper project
LOVE him or hate him – and his grandstanding “showman” style has earned him many detractors – but controversial billionaire mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland has done it yet…
Southern Africa’s minnow economies are rising thanks to demand for green metals
THE Cactus Coffee Shop has a five-star rating on TripAdvisor, an online travel company. Situated on the corner of the Old Gold Course Road and Third Avenue in Namibia’s Uis, a…