Centerra says Kyrgyz strike hits output

Toronto-listed Centerra Gold said on Tuesday the ongoing strike at its Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan, the country's largest, had impacted output. "The Kumtor operation is currently suspended except for a minimal amount of mining to manage the pit...

Sundance appoints Sinosteel Midwest’s Casello as CEO

Africa-focused iron-ore developer Sundance Resources appointed Giulio Casello as its MD and CEO on Friday, completing the reconstruction of its senior management board following the air crash in June. Casello joins Sundance from a senior position...

Sundance appoints directors, search continues for CEO

Shareholders of Sundance Resources on Monday overwhelmingly voted in favour of appointing its de facto directors as permanent directors, after majority shareholder the Talbot Group, called an extraordinary shareholders meeting. George Jones, Adam...

Sundance Resources to lift ASX share suspension

Embattled Sundance Resources on Friday reported that it would apply to the ASX to lift the voluntary suspension on its shares within a fortnight, following the declaration of a defacto board of directors. Sundance suspended its shares last month,...

Entire Sundance Resources board on missing Africa plane

ASX-listed iron-ore explorer Sundance Resources was thrown into turmoil over the weekend as an airplane carrying its entire board went missing between Cameroon and the Republic of Congo. A chartered aircraft carrying chairperson Geoff Wedlock, MD...

Company Announcement: High Power Relay Output Module

Attached please find a press release on: Advantech’s ADAM-6066 is a high power relay output module designed to meet the requirements of higher voltage applications. Its six digital output channels are designed for 240 V ac, 5 A ratings, and...

Current low spot price threatens future supply, but shortfall predicted post-2015

It was in 2004 that it became clear that uranium was in a sharp recovery phase after spending years down and out, with the upswing largely fuelled by sharply renewed interest in nuclear energy, which uses uranium as its feedstock. The rush to get...

Current low spot price threatens future supply, but shortfall predicted post-2015

It was in 2004 that it became clear that uranium was in a sharp recovery phase after spending years down and out, with the upswing largely fuelled by sharply renewed interest in nuclear energy, which uses uranium as its feed-stock.

Wits Gold says 40% of resources relatively shallow

Amidst criticism over its deep-level mining plans, junior miner Wits Gold chairperson Adam Fleming on Friday said that about 40% of its resources was actually relatively shallow in Witwatersrand terms and that the company had a number of exciting...

Mine safety audits progressing - DME

Over 50 mines have already been inspected under the legal component of the national safety audits, which began in December and were expected to take about five months to complete, Department of Minerals and Energy's (DME's) chief...

Uranium doubling needed, Jwaneng underground plan, Mining and The Environment

Global uranium production will need to double by 2015 to catch up with demand

The world's uranium miners will have to double their production by 2015 if they are to meet demand, Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) CEO Rob Adam said on Monday.