Styldrift Merensky Phase 1 project, South Africa

Royal Bafokeng Platinum remains confident about its Styldrift Phase 1 project and is looking forward to intersecting the Merensky reef towards the end of 2012.

Marula mine, South Africa

An underground mine located in the Limpopo province.

CRG reports H1 loss, 'could' cease trading in October

The second half of the year would be a “critical” period in determining if there is a future for JSE- and LSE-listed Central Rand Gold (CRG). The distressed miner, which reported a loss a share of 99c for the first six months of the year,...

Power-driven pump introduced for emulsion explosives

Blasting solutions company AEL Mining Services has added an electric-driven portable pump to its portfolio to enable the use of emulsion explosives in a conventional mining environment, where mines do not have compressed air.

Namibian diamond miner aims for new deposits

Namibian diamond miner Namdeb Diamond Corporation aims to develop new diamond deposits through its Project 2050, the company reports.

CRG to start conventional trial mining next month

JSE- and LSE-listed Central Rand Gold (CRG) said on Thursday that it would start a three-month trial of conventional mining at its operations under Johannesburg. The company, which is moving to place its underground mining operations on care and...

Mine design unaffected by mine inspector order

Platinum-miner Platinum Group Metals (PTM) reports that it has reviewed the latest order of the mines inspector in South Africa with respect to safety measures and operating restrictions on bord-and-pillar mining operations.

Gold mine goes mechanical

Precious metal producer Gold Fields says that mechanisation at its big South Deep mine has reduced fatalities and boosted output compared with its other more labour-intensive operations.

Modder East gold mine, South Africa

The Modder East project involved the development of a new gold mine, including a carbon-in-leach plant and tailings facility, in Gauteng.

New milestones achieved by local engineering contractor

South African engineering contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation has amassed a number of accreditations and achievements of late. Most significant among these is its safety record of three million fatality-free shifts at Kroondal Platinum...

Implats says March platinum output down 4%

The world's second-largest platinum producer Impala Platinum (Implats) said on Monday that its refined platinum production had decreased by 4% in the March quarter, compared with a year earlier. The company produced 368 000 oz of platinum in the...

Expect more, new bidders for your discoveries, Coxe tells prospectors

Juniors and exploration companies are heading into an era when their mineral discoveries will be more in demand than ever, investment strategist Don Coxe said on Wednesday. In a speech on the final day of the Prospectors and Developers...