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,…
Gold Fields “well positioned” to renew Tarkwa licence
GOLD Fields responded to speculation it was set to lose the Tarkwa mine in Ghana saying on Monday it was “well positioned” to continue operating it. Bloomberg News reported on…
Ghana weighs transfer of Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mine
GHANA is considering handing control of Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mine to local companies when the operation’s leases expire in April, said Bloomberg News on Friday. The potential move…
Kenmare’s year of prices, politics and pain
MOZAMBIQUE is having a moment, and not in a good way. Fresh from the divestment of Australian miner South32 following the forced closure of aluminium smelter Mozal near Maputo,…
Precious metals surge on Fed independence concerns
GOLD and silver achieved record highs as the US Justice Department’s threat to criminally indict the Federal Reserve sparked fresh alarm over central bank autonomy. Gold…
Despite Trump’s antipathy, mining companies will not abandon ESG
This article was first published in The Mining Yearbook 2025 In the US, the second administration of President Donald Trump has been dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion…
South32 to mothball Mozal after drawing blank on power deal
SOUTH32 is to start winding down operations at the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique in anticipation of the operation being placed on care and maintenance from March 2026. As…
South32 shares surge on manganese recovery
SHARES in South32 climbed nearly three per cent on Monday after reporting stronger-than-expected manganese production in the fourth quarter, driven by resumed exports from…
South32 warns over Mozal ouput in 2026 as power talks stall
SOUTH32 has raised major doubts about the sustainability of aluminium production from its facilities in Mozambique, saying in an update on Monday it had failed to reach agreement…
Gemfields to restart Kagem mining as emeralds recover
GEMFIELDS said on Thursday it will restart open pit mining at its Kagem emerald mine in Zambia after pausing production for four months amid subdued market prices, and as part of…
Hope for Gemfields as emerald duty “may be revoked”
GEMFIELDS Group said it could resume exports of emeralds from Zambia as a duty on gemstones re-imposed by the southern African country in January “may be revoked”. Commenting in…
Zambia’s debt cover fears may be behind gemstones tax hike
GRIZZLY by name, grisly by nature. Senegalese-owned family business Grizzly Mining flooded the Zambian emerald market to such an extent last year that it forced South Africa’s…
South32 temporarily shuts Wessels manganese mine
SOUTH32 said it had temporarily shut its Wessels manganese mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape province during the December quarter at a time of poor prices for the metal.…
Gemfields to meet Govt. in bid to save hundreds of jobs
FAILURE to extract a change of heart from the Zambian government this week over a controversial export duty on emeralds could result in hundreds of retrenchments, said Sean…
Uncertainty high for Mozambique miners as protests continue
PRESSURE is likely to remain high on the share prices of Mozambique miners Kenmare Resources and Gemfields Group as tensions remain high in the southern African nation. According…
Kenmare carries on mining at Moma despite Mozambique’s election upheavals
Operations at Kenmare Resources’ Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in northern Mozambique are continuing as normal despite ongoing election-related protests. Senior management has…
Sibanye-Stillwater says miners stage underground sit-in
MINING at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kroondal and K6 platinum group metal (PGM) mines has been disrupted after hundreds of employees staged illegal protest action, the group said on…
SA’s latest PGM mine doesn’t inspire confidence
SOUTH Africa’s platinum group metals sector may be battening down the hatches while prices languish but new production is coming on stream nonetheless. Canada’s IvanPlats will…
Implats “quietly confident” of resolving stay-away at shafts
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) said on Tuesday it was “quietly optimistic” about 2,000 workers who had staged a stayaway since the beginning of the year would return to work in the…
Implats halts mining after 2,205 miners stage underground sit-in
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) has suspended production at two shafts at its newly acquired Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine as workers staged an underground sit-in. About 2,205…