Caledonia's Zim mine receives local award

Toronto-based Caledonia Mining's Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, has been awarded the title of 'exporter of the year' in the mining category, for the Matabeleland region, by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, the company said on Monday....

Daily podcast – April 6, 2009

In today's podcast: Caledonia Mining plans to restart its Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, as soon as possible; and the total liability of Pamodzi Gold's provisionally liquidated Orkney gold mine has been calculated at R337-million.

Caledonia will restart Zimbabwe gold mine

Canada-based Caledonia Mining plans to restart its Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, “as soon as possible”, after receiving the permissions and licences it needs under the country's new regulations governing gold trading, the firm announced on...

Gold-miner suspends expansion projects as economic crisis bites

TSX-listed Canadian mining company Caledonia Mining Corporation says it has been unable to undertake major expansion projects at its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, owing to the deteriorating economic crisis in the country, debilitating power cuts, a...

Caledonia completes sale of SA mine

Toronto-based Caledonia Mining has completed the sale of its Barbrook mine, in South Africa, to Eastern Goldfields, the firm said.

Caledonia inks sales agreements for two SA mines

Toronto-based Caledonia Mining has signed formal sales agreements for its subsidiaries that own the mothballed Barbrook and Eersteling mines, in South Africa, the firm said on Monday. Eastern Goldfields SA will pay R70-million for the Barbrook...

Canadian firm negotiates foreign-currency based contract to ensure lights stay on at Zim gold mine

Caledonia Mining Corporation is negotiating an agreement with the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) for a dedicated power supply to its gold mine in the country, in exchange for foreign currency.