Implats weighs platinum growth projects in Zimbabwe
NO sector does a corporate faceplant quite like mining; tales of projects gone awry are legion. One from Zimbabwe involves BHP’s 10-year odyssey of misspend at the Hartley…
Riskier but gold’s mid-tier and junior miners offer value
PAN African Resources broke into the JSE’s top 40 index last month with a market capitalisation of R65bn. Once a gold mining minnow, the share has tripled in value in the past 12…
Zimbabwe raises gold royalties amid price surge
ZIMBABWE will increase royalties on gold producers to capitalise on recent record bullion prices, said Reuters citing the country’s 2026 national budget speech which was…
The revolving door of Zimbabwe’s mining investment keeps on spinning
ZIMBABWE’S mining sector was delivered a body-blow in June when Russian firm Vi Holding withdrew its support for the long-proposed platinum group metals (PGM) mine Darwendale.…
David Brown, Northam chairman and former Impala Platinum CEO, passes away
DAVID Brown, chairman of Northam Platinum, passed away on Sunday from a heart attack, according to industry sources. He was 59. Brown, who was also a non-executive director of…
Zimbabwe Darwendale PGM project struggling to attract backing
THE development of Darwendale, one of Zimbabwe’s largest platinum group metal (PGM) prospects, has been thrown into doubt as lenders don’t want to be connected to a venture which…
Zimbabwe says Kuvimba stake given to help compensate evicted white farmers
THE Zimbabwean government was handed a stake in Kuvimba Mining House in order to pay compensation to white farms, said Bloomberg News citing an announcement by the country’s…