IFC pledges support for Guinea mining, biodiversity

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, last month signalled its growing support for Guinea in protecting its biodiversity as the country expands its mining... 

African Thunder Platinum appoints new CEO

Platinum group metals producer African Thunder Platinum (ATP) announced the appointment its new CEO Brett Richards earlier this month. Richards is a well-known mining executive, with more than 30... 

Supply chain study highlights rising uncertainties for local firms

Supply chain service company Barloworld Logistics launched its supplychainforesight 2016 programme in Johannesburg earlier this month, which reviews the change and adaptation of South African... 

Randgold demonstrates community commitment in DRC

The successful development of gold producer Randgold Resources’ Kibali gold mine in the north-eastern Orientale province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has demonstrated the capacity of... 

Saimm to host forum on future of mining in September

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Saimm) will be hosting the two-day Future of Mining 2016 forum from September 12 to 13 at Electra Mining Africa, which is being held at the... 

Silicosis ruling to have far-reaching implications for SA common law

The Johannesburg High Court’s decision earlier this month to give 69 mineworkers and silicosis sufferers the right to institute class action against 32 current and historical South African gold... 

Five firms get R550m in funding under Black Industrialist programme

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has provided R550-million in finance to five companies that have been approved for participation in the department’s Black Industrialists (BI) programme,... 

‘Wilful inaction’ by DMR among factors driving degradation in Mpumalanga – enviro rights body

According to a report published last month by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), government’s failure to ensure that mining companies comply with South African laws is causing significant... 

AMCU speaks out on union dispute at Zondereinde

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has claimed that mine security and South African Police Service (SAPS) personnel had escorted armed members of the National Union of... 

Quest for living wage, need to contain costs overshadow upcoming platinum pay talks

Striking a balance between workers receiving a living wage in line with the national inflation rate and avoid mass job cuts, owing to cash-strapped mining houses looking to reduce costs, remains a... 

Afrimat lifts headline earnings per share 15.5%

JSE-listed Afrimat lifted its headline earnings a share for the year ended February 29 to 156.6c, up 15.5% from the 135.6c achieved in the prior financial year. “We are very pleased with this solid... 

Bank showcases new modular branch design

First National Bank’s (FNB’s) new modular branch design, which was piloted at the newly opened Mall of Africa, cost about 30% less than traditional designs, FNB innovation head Yolande Steyn said... 

Value of residential-focused property group’s portfolio grows to R2.2-billion

Residential focused real estate investment trust (Reit) Indluplace increased the value of its property portfolio by 29% to R2.2-billion, the company announced last month. Reporting on the... 

Quest for living wage, need to contain costs overshadow upcoming platinum pay talks

Striking a balance between workers receiving a living wage in line with the national inflation rate and the threat of mass job cuts, owing to cash-strapped mining houses looking to reduce costs,... 

Two more X'Trapolis train sets en route from Brazil, says passenger rail agency

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has, to date, taken delivery of five X’Trapolis Mega train sets being manufactured by the Gibela Rail Transportation Consortium, in Brazil. A... 

CSIR launches new facility to support biomanufacturing

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched the R90-million Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre (BIDC) at the CSIR’s main campus, in Pretoria, earlier this month.... 

Mine closure, rehabilitation getting more attention from regulators

Globally, the mining industry was resistant to mine closure and rehabilitation, said University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits) Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry director professor... 

Residential-focused Reit announces significant portfolio growth

As part of its JSE-listing requirements residential-focused real estate investment trust (Reit) Indluplace announced earlier this month a dividend pay-out of 46c a share for the six-month period... 

Silicosis class-action status impacts on local common law

The Johannesburg High Courts’ decision earlier this month to give 69 mineworkers and silicosis sufferers the right to institute class action against 32 current and historical South African gold... 

Enviro assessments for Delmas colliery pollution control dams project under way

Specialist assessments required for the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for the proposed extension and remediation of the discard dump and two pollution control dams at the North Shaft... 

SRK Consulting: 40 years on

Global engineering consultancy SRK Consulting launched its fortieth anniversary book – SRK: 40 years in the deep end – during this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, which took place in... 

Afrimat FY HEPS up 15.5% y/y

JSE-listed Afrimat lifted its headline earnings a share for the year ended February 29 to 156.6c, up 15.5% from the 135.6c achieved in the prior financial year. “We are very pleased with this solid... 

Is labour-intensive construction still an option for unemployment alleviation?

The Department of Public Works’ (DPW’s) Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) should be focused on delivering projects in rural areas using labour-intensive construction (LIC) methods if it is to... 

Randgold’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex delivers robust Q1 results

London and Nasdaq-listed gold miner Randgold Resources announced earlier this month that its flagship operation, the Loulo-Gounkoto complex, in Mali, delivered a robust performance in the first... 

Prompt payment regulations expected to be gazetted later this year

Amendments to the Construction Industry Development Board Act, which would introduce prompt payment and adjudication regulations, was expected to be released later this year, said Global law firm... 

Africa’s 2015/16 growth projections will be difficult to meet

Following the drop in commodity prices and China’s demand for Africa’s resources, African economies were slumping and gross domestic product growth was stagnating in most of the continent’s... 

Crushing circuit commissioned at Côte d’Ivoire gold operation

Africa-focused gold producer Randgold Resources announced last month that it had commissioned its fourth-stage crushing circuit at its Tongon gold mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, completing an extensive... 

Construction under way at Burkina Faso’s Houndé gold project

TSX-listed gold miner Endeavour Mining announced earlier this month that its 90%-owned Houndé project has entered the construction phase of development, following approval from its board of... 

South African power solutions firm expands into Namibia

South African power solution and data centre specialist Master Power Technologies last month opened a branch in Windhoek, Namibia, as part of its growth strategy in Africa. The new office... 

Eritrean potash project signs eight nonbinding offtake MoUs

ASX-listed potash developer Danakali has signed nonbinding memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with eight multinational parties throughout Northern Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America... 

Draft Mining Charter seeks to clear up equity ownership confusion

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane’s surprise gazetting of the draft Mining Charter earlier this month without any stakeholder engagement was likely motivated by a need to shake up the... 

Formalised status urged for artisanal, small-scale mining

Members of community organisations and artisanal mining and academic communities, as well as civil society groups, have called on government and mining companies to uphold the rights of all South... 

Hulisani says it has R2.5bn project pipeline as it lists on JSE

Newly established renewable energy special-purpose acquisition company (Spac) Hulisani listed on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), earlier this month, taking advantage of... 

Alecto Minerals secures partners for Zambia gold project

Gold and base metals exploration and development company Alecto Minerals earlier this month signed an agreement with Chinese mining equipment manufacturer Yantai Xinhai Machinery and South... 

Formalised status urged for artisanal, small-scale mining

Members of community organisations, the artisanal mining and academic communities, as well as civil society groups, have called for government and mining companies uphold the rights of all South... 

17 solar PV plants now commercially operational in the Northern Cape

The inauguration last month of renewable-energy project developer Solar Capital’s 90 MW De Aar 3 solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, in the Northern Cape, marked the seventeenth solar PV plant to start... 

Companies ink deal to co-market hard-rock mining services in Africa

Australian underground hard-rock mining contractor PYBAR Mining Services announced a three-year agreement with LSE-listed drilling services company Capital Drilling earlier this month for the... 

Infill drilling at DRC copper project to start next month

Canadian exploration and development company Ivanhoe Mines executive chairperson Robert Friedland announced earlier this month that the company and its joint venture partner Chinese miner Zijin... 

Alecto Minerals secures partners for Zambia gold project

Gold and base metals exploration and development company Alecto Minerals has signed an agreement with Chinese mining equipment manufacturer Yantai Xinhai Machinery and South Africa-based turnkey... 

Senegalese aggregates miner orders second crushing, screening plant

Diversified engineering and mining group Metso announced last month that it signed a contract for the supply of a complete crushing and screening plant with international cement, ready-mix concrete...