Lanxess strike ends as company agrees to performance bonus

German speciality chemicals group Lanxess has reached an agreement with employees at its chrome mine in Rustenburg, ending a week of industrial action. According to the terms of an initial agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and...

Company Announcement: CSA Global MD, nominated for Ernst & Young Award

CSA Global is proud to announce the nomination of Jeff Elliott – Managing Director of CSA Global, for the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Palabora resumes hoisting operations

JSE-listed Palabora Mining on Friday said that its hoisting systems returned to operation this week. The South African copper producer suspended hoisting operations of its north hoisting winder after a process control failure led to tangled tail...

Rockwell progresses latest diamond mine

JSE- and TSX-listed alluvial diamond producer Rockwell Diamonds’ ambition to return the promising Niewejaarskraal mine to production was progressing well within budget and on schedule. Speaking to Mining Weekly Online, Rockwell president and...

Waterberg details Haworth shareholding in bidder's statement

In response to a directive by the Australian Takeovers Panel, Waterberg Coal Company on Friday dispatched a third supplementary bidders statement in relation to its hostile takeover offer for Firestone Energy. The panel found that the original...

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 TauTona pilot site. The cautious optimism that AngloGold...

Gold Fields names adviser for Kyrgyzstan project review

JSE-, NYSE- and Nasdaq- listed Gold Fields has appointed investment banking group Jefferies International as exclusive financial adviser in the review of “potential strategic alternatives” for the Talas copper and gold project, in...

Gold One reports fatality at Cooke 3

One employee has died, and a second sustained injuries, at dual-listed Gold One’s Cooke underground operations, following a fall-of-ground incident at the Cooke 3 shaft on Thursday morning. As a precautionary measure, Gold One suspended all...

Company experiences success with rotary kiln division

Manufacturer and supplier to the mining, smelter and minerals processing industries, the Dickinson Group, established a dedicated rotary kiln division last year, focusing on all the furnace industries that use rotary kilns. CEO Trevor Dickinson...

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.

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...

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