Morocco office to enable ground-level support

International legal practice Norton Rose Group is confident that its fifth African office opened in Casablanca, Morocco in October last year, will strengthen its African footprint.

Las Lagunas gold/silver tailings project, Dominican Republic

PanTerra Gold has reported that permanent power will be connected to the project site in mid-December.

Financiers show strong interest in Waterberg coal mine – Resgen

ASX- and JSE-listed Resource Generation (Resgen) said on Thursday that it had received strong interest from financiers to fund the construction of its Boikarabelo mine in the Waterberg region of South Africa. Resgen indicated with its listing on...

Las Lagunas gold/silver tailings project, Dominican Republic

Australia-based EnviroGold has updated the financial forecasts for the planned Las Lagunas project.

Finance Minister invites junior incentives relook, SA miners ‘going beyond knowledge limits’ – Wits, Cockerill calls for transparent mining licensing

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tells Mining Weekly that he will welcome proposals on reforming the junior mining incentives that were introduced last year, but which have not been taken up because of being overly restrictive. Read on page 7 of...

Finance Minister invites reforms on failed junior mining incentives

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tells Mining Weekly Online that he will welcome proposals on reforming the junior mining incentives that were introduced last year, but which have not been taken up because of being overly restrictive. Former...

FINANCE MINISTER'S OFFER ON INCENTIVES

New Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan (right) tells Mining Weekly that he would welcome written proposals from stakeholders and the mining industry on possible reforms to the mining incentives that the National Treasury gazetted on July 1 last year...

Resgen seeks to raise R4,5bn for Waterberg coal mine

Australian miner Resource Generation (Resgen) on Wednesday listed on the JSE in an effort to gain access to the South African markets in raising finance for its coal project in the Waterberg region. Resgen, which has a primary listing on the ASX,...

Mountain Province, De Beers make progress on Canada diamond project study

Toronto-based Mountain Province Diamonds will probably complete a definitive feasibility study in August for its Gahcho Kué diamond project in Canada's Northwest Territories, CEO Patrick Evans said on Monday. Mountain Province owns 49% and De...

Project loan 'any day now' for Copper Mountain project

Copper Mountain Mining expects a project loan for the company's namesake copper project in Southern British Columbia to be finalised soon, vice-president for exploration Peter Holbek said in Vancouver on Tuesday. To fund the $438-million project,...

Central Rand plans fund raising to ramp-up output

Junior-miner Central Rand Gold (CRG) plans to raise new equity finance to ramp up its output and to develop a cash positive mining operation. The JSE- and LSE-listed company noted in a statement to shareholders on Wednesday that it had completed...

Wesizwe delays Frischgewaagd mine development

South African platinum junior Wesizwe has delayed the construction of its 350 000 oz/y Frischgewaagd-Ledig project, until market conditions improve and it could obtain sufficient funding for construction. The JSE-listed company initially planned...