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DRDGOLD

DRDGOLD is a South African gold mining company specialising in the reprocessing of surface tailings and waste from historical mining operations in the Witwatersrand basin. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg and operates primarily in the Gauteng province. DRDGOLD extracts residual gold from tailings dumps left behind by earlier underground mining, using modern extraction technologies to recover gold that was uneconomical to process with older methods. The company operates two main production facilities: Ergo in the East Rand and Far West Gold Recoveries on the West Rand. DRDGOLD is listed on the JSE Limited and has a significant operational footprint in the Johannesburg area. The company's business model focuses on low-grade, high-volume surface processing, which offers a different risk and cost profile compared to conventional underground mining. Sibanye-Stillwater holds a majority stake in DRDGOLD, making it a key subsidiary within the Sibanye-Stillwater group. The company has been operating for several decades and has evolved from a traditional underground miner to a specialist surface retreatment operation, contributing to environmental rehabilitation by reprocessing old tailings.

DRDGOLD News


Ergo Mining processing plant
DRDGOLD to report higher full-year production, earnings
13th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed DRDGOLD expects to report an 85% to 95% increase in earnings per share (EPS) to 481c and 507c for the financial year ended June 30, compared with the EPS of 260c reported for the 2025... 


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More than gold: DRDGOLD's women lead
7th August 2026

At DRDGOLD, women are helping shape what a differentiated gold producer looks like, from reclamation and restoration to the value returned to communities and share-holders. We asked three women... 


DRDGOLD COO Jaco Schoeman.
Mammoth regional tailings dam is centrepiece of DRDGOLD’s R10bn expansion
7th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The centrepiece of the R10-billion five-project Vision 2028 of DRDGOLD is the mammoth regional tailings storage facility (RTSF) at Far West Gold Recoveries surface retreatment operation, near... 


Beaming plant manager holds up Far West's first doré gold bar.
First doré gold bar pour at DRDGOLD’s new Far West smelt house
31st July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The new elution circuit and smelt house facility at DRDGOLD's Far West Gold Recoveries is performing to specification. “The initial capital estimate was met, and we came in on time and within... 


China's PGMs focus, AI efficiencies, DRDGold's R10bn expansion make headlines
China's PGMs focus, AI efficiencies, DRDGold's R10bn expansion make headlines
24th July 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer talks about China’s Five-Year Plan, which has a focus on platinum group metals; the benefits of AI efficiencies, particularly for lower quality operations; and... 


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Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
24th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Commissioning of the expanded Driefontein 2 plant is under way.  


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Daggafontein tailings storage facility, South Africa – update
24th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The first tailings were deposited on July 6, 2026. 


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Withok tailings storage facility, South Africa – update
24th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Public participation has been completed while DRDGOLD’s design engineer, an approved professional person and the project teams have also been approved. 


This week: Mintek targeting global flotation research recognition; First doré gold bar pour at DRDGOLD’s new Far West smelt house and, Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
Resources Watch
22nd July 2026

This week: Mintek targeting global flotation research recognition; First doré gold bar pour at DRDGOLD’s new Far West smelt house and, Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in... 


DRDGOLD COO Jaco Schoeman.
Mammoth regional tailings dam is centrepiece of DRDGOLD’s R10bn expansion
21st July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The centrepiece of the R10-billion five-project Vision 2028 of DRDGOLD is the mammoth regional tailings storage facility (RTSF) at Far West Gold Recoveries surface retreatment operation, near... 


DRDGOLD CFO Henriette Hooijer.
Timing of R10bn capital spend ‘could not have been better’, DRDGOLD CFO points out
20th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

When the R10-billion five-project Vision 2028 expansion plan of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed surface gold company DRDGOLD was conceived in 2024, its market capitalisation was about... 


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On-The-Air (17/07/2026)
17th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about DRDGOLD's R10-billion investment in five new gold-from-waste projects, a R900-million-plus platinum group metals shaft development in North West province, and Mintek's... 


DRDGOLD, Sibanye-Stillwater, Mintek make headlines
DRDGOLD, Sibanye-Stillwater, Mintek make headlines
17th July 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer tell us how the new elution circuit and smelt house facility at DRDGOLD's Far West Gold Recoveries is performing; he discusses the R964m that is to be spent at... 


DRDGOLD's Regional Tailing Storage Facility.
DRDGOLD’s R8bn internally funded capital programme forging steadily ahead
17th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Gold-from-mine-waste company DRDGOLD is looking at organic growth of 40% in throughput and 30% in output, using internally funded cash flows and infrastructure that can facilitate additional... 


Beaming plant manager holds up Far West's first doré gold bar.
First doré gold bar pour at DRDGOLD’s new Far West smelt house
15th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The new elution circuit and smelt house facility at DRDGOLD's Far West Gold Recoveries is performing to specification. “The initial capital estimate was met, and we came in on time and within... 


Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s mass of metal ‘probably one of planet’s biggest’
10th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

This is an incredible endowment and we are executing a deliberate strategy to extract more value from every single square metre of our resource base, an ebullient Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox... 


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On-The-Air (03/07/2026)
3rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer discusses South32’s conditional agreement to sell Hillside Aluminium to Alcoa; Sibanye-Stillwater calling for new longer-term platinum group metal applications; and DRDGOLD’s... 


Hillside Aluminium, Sibanye-Stillwater, DRDGOLD make headlines
Hillside Aluminium, Sibanye-Stillwater, DRDGOLD make headlines
3rd July 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses South32’s conditional agreement to sell Hillside Aluminium to Alcoa; Sibanye-Stillwater calling for new longer-term platinum group metal applications;... 


DRDGOLD's Regional Tailing Storage Facility.
DRDGOLD’s R8bn internally funded capital programme forging steadily ahead
30th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Gold-from-mine-waste company DRDGOLD is looking at organic growth of 40% in throughput and 30% in output, using internally funded cash flows and infrastructure that can facilitate additional... 


Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s mass of metal ‘probably one of planet’s biggest’
24th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

This is an incredible endowment and we are executing a deliberate strategy to extract more value from every single square metre of our resource base, an ebullient Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox... 


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