Kolomela iron-ore project, South Africa

Kumba Iron Ore has reported a production increase of 4%, reaching 11.2-million tons during the fourth quarter of 2011.

Booysendal platinum project, South Africa

The Booysendal project is based on a 103-million-ounce resource, which is shallow and conducive to mechanised mining methods.

Xolobeni mineral sands project, South Africa

A previously conducted mining study has concluded that the deposit is economically viable, with a mine life of about 22 years.

Tjate platinum project, South Africa

The proposed project comprises three contiguous farms, totalling 51,43 km2 in the eastern Bushveld: namely Dsjate, Fernkloof and Quartz Hill.

Daily podcast – February 9,2009

In today's podcast: the SA government will split the Department of Minerals and Energy into two separate ministries for mining and for energy; and Rio Tinto's non-executive director Jim Leng resigns from the board and will not move into the...

Limpopo platinum mine phase 2 expansion, South Africa

The Limpopo expansion project has been put on care-and-maintenance for the forseeable future.

Harmony reports fatality at Free State mine

A mineworker died in a locomotive accident at South African gold-miner Harmony Gold's Masimong mine, in the Free State province, the company said on Friday evening. Management and the Department of Minerals and Energy will begin investigations...

PGM explorer notifies union of retrenchments

Platinum group metals (PGMs) producer and explorer Lonmin is the only mining house that has submitted to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) notice of its intention to retrench workers, the union’s national spokesperson Lesiba Seshoka tells...

Angloplat halts development work at Paardekraal after fatality

Platinum producer Anglo Platinum on Monday reported that development work at its at its Paardekraal Two shaft, in the North West Province, had been halted, after one of its workers died over the weekend. Spokesperson Simon Tebele said an...

Joburg's landmark Top Star drive-in gives way to mining

The landmark Top Star drive-in, which is located on an old mine dump next to Simmonds South Way, in Johannesburg, will soon be just a memory.

Platinum producer issues Section 189 notice

The world's third-largest platinum producer Lonmin announced at the end of November 2008 that it had advised its employees and representative unions that in response to the current economic climate, it has started a process which may lead to job...

Angloplat’s Rustenburg workers march over disappearance of colleagues

An estimated 17 000 mineworkers marched to the Rustenburg offices of Anglo Platinum’s (Angloplat’s) Rustenburg operations on Wednesday afternoon, to demand an investigation into the disappearance of two workers. The National Union of...