Atlatsa quarterly output falls, expects improvements in Q2

Platinum junior Atlatsa Resources, formerly known as Anooraq Resources, on Monday reported first-quarter production of 27 799 oz at its Bokoni mine, in South Africa. This was a 24% increase from 22 500 oz produced in the March 2011 quarter, but a...

TSX-V approves Anooraq name change

Platinum junior Anooraq Resources is moving ahead with the implementation of its name change and will start trading as Atlatsa Resources on May 14, the firm said on Wednesday, as the TSX-V approved the change. The new name, which shareholders...

Anooraq reports lower production

Platinum miner Anooraq Resources said on Friday that the high number of Section 54 safety stoppages, as well as a planned mill shell replacement at its Merensky concentrator had an adverse impact on its fourth-quarter production. Platinum group...

Wits Gold appoints COO

JSE-listed Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources (Wits Gold) appointed Bernard Wessels as COO from March 1, 2012, CEO Philip Kotze announced on Thursday. Bernard, a mining engineer, previously held a number of management positions in both the...

Bokoni platinum mine, South Africa

The Bokoni property consists of seven mining licences covering an area of around 15 000 ha.

Anooraq resumes operations at Bokoni

Operations at Anooraq Resources’ Bokoni platinum mine have resumed after the Section 54 safety stoppage notice was lifted on Friday. The stoppage, which was issued on Wednesday, followed the death of a miner in a fall-of-rock incident at the...

Miner dies at Bokoni platinum mine

A miner died in a fall-of-rock incident at Anooraq Resources’ Bokoni platinum mine on the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex, the TSX- and JSE-listed miner reported on Wednesday. Anooraq said the incident took place on Tuesday, when an...

Amplats hangs tough as safety stoppages lift costs

Dividend-lifting JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) was showing signs of hanging tough despite safety stoppages hitting operating costs. There were 81 safety stoppages, compared with 36 in 2010. Twelve employees were killed in the period.

Amplats, Anooraq in R2.6bn deal to accelerate Bokoni ramp-up

Platinum miners Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) and Anooraq Resources unveiled a series of interrelated transactions on Thursday to help accelerate production growth at the Bokoni platinum mine, on the north-eastern limb of South Africa’s...

Impala Platinum, Anooraq report fatal accidents

Three workers died in separate platinum mine accidents in South Africa over the last couple of days, with both Impala Platinum (Implats) and Anooraq on Monday reporting fatalities. JSE-listed Implats said it had recovered the bodies of two...

Body of missing miner found at Harmony’s Kusasalethu

Rescue teams recovered the body of a miner, missing since Wednesday, at the Kusasalethu mine on Sunday morning, JSE-listed Harmony Gold said. The miner disappeared after a seismic event at the mine near Carletonville last week.

Anooraq reports higher Q3 Bokoni production

JSE-and TSX-listed Anooraq Resources CEO Harold Motaung on Tuesday reported improved third-quarter operational performance at the Bokoni mine, which it owns together with Anglo American Platinum (Amplats). The company implemented initiatives that...