Martin Creamer

Cheryl Carolus

Position: Nonexecutive chairperson of JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields Limited since February 2013 Main Activity of Company: Gold mining Date and Place of Birth: May 27, 1958, Silvertown, Cape Flats, Cape Town Education: St George’s English...

Physical gold demand soaring on currencies’ turbocharge

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The physical demand for gold is soaring to potentially record highs, boosted by the current low dollar prices that are particularly attractive in several other currencies. “Gold is looking particularly...

Demand up for gold coins, bars, jewellery

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Demand for gold jewellery rose 12% in the first quarter of this year, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday. “Overall, the long-term appetite for investment remains strong, demonstrated by the...

Mozambique gold project advancing – Auroch

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Manica gold project in Mozambique, which has a three-million-ounce Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource, is firming up historical data and identifying additional ounces. ASX-listed Auroch...

Mining industry now placing stronger emphasis on value rather than volume

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The dynamics of the mining industry were changing, with big no longer necessarily being the best way on a go-forward basis, Auroch Minerals MD Dean Cunningham said on Tuesday. The former mining analyst and...

Does new technology offer rich, long-life for SA’s ultradeep mines?

South African technology, the nomenclature AngloGold Ashanti has chosen for its modern new “game-changing” mechanical-cutting mining application, has passed the test at the company’s Tau Tona pilot site.

REIGNITING FEARS

Mining community members walk near crosses placed at the Marikana "Hill of Horror", where 43 were killed last year. Renewed unrest at platinum mines in the Rustenburg area last week reignited fears of a repeat of what rocked South Africa last...

Ivanplats’ Africa confidence, new Botswana kimberlite, mining, farming coexistence

Ivanplats is moving to finalise its right to mine South Africa’s platinum- and coproduct-rich Platreef; TSX-V-listed explorer Pangolin Diamonds reports the discovery of new kimberlite in Botswana;and Australian case studies show how mining and...

Motlatsi proposes new migrant labour deal

Mining union pioneer Dr James Motlatsi on Thursday proposed a new deal for South Africa's migrant mine workers. Speaking to Mining Weekly Online in a video interview, the founding president of the National Union of Mineworkers called on the...

17/05/2013 (On-The-Air)

Successful new gold mining technology is being tipped as the game changer for the entire South African mining industry and not just gold