Welcome to Creamer Media’s Resources Watch, a weekly video round-up of the events and people making and shaping the news in the mining industry.
This week:
De Beers spending more on South African diamond exploration
Gold Fields invests $1.4bn to extend Damang’s life-of-mine
And, Wesizwe opts for contractor mining at Bakubung
De Beers Consolidated Mines is spending more on exploration as it searches for a new diamond mine to augment its two existing South African diamond mines.
DBCM CEO Phillip Barton
Gold Fields will invest $1.4-billion to extend the life of its Ghana-based Damang mine from 2017 to 2024.
Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland
Platinum group metals miner Wesizwe Platinum has decided to appoint contract miners to operate its Bakubung platinum mine, near Rustenburg.
Wesizwe projects executive Jacob Mothomogolo
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