Barberton mine, South Africa

An underground mine, situated in Mpumalanga.

Pan African eyes more gold, platinum opportunities, profit jumps

Aim- and JSE-listed Pan African Resources, which posted a strong performance for the financial year ended June 30, is looking to pursue further gold and platinum opportunities in South Africa, CEO Jan Nelson said on Monday. Attributable profit...

Barberton Mines operations extended by 15 years

The recent completion of project studies at precious metals mining company Pan African Resources’ Barberton Mines points to a potential further 15-year life-of-mine (LOM), the company reports.

Pan African upgrades Barberton Mines reserves to 2,55m ounces

Africa-focused precious metals producer Pan African Resources reports the company has upgraded the reserve of its Barberton Mines, in Mpumalanga, the company’s sole producing asset.

Ongoing vigilance key to resolving illegal mining issue

The recent standoff between security staff and illegal miners at the Grootvlei gold mine in Springs has once again brought South Africa’s illegal mining issue to the fore.

Ongoing vigilance key to resolving illegal mining issue

The recent standoff between security staff and illegal miners at the Grootvlei gold mine, in Springs, has once again brought South Africa’s illegal mining issue to the fore. The year 2009 was a significant one as far as illegal mining was...

Barberton mines’ accident rate falling by 10% each year

South African mining company Pan African Resources (PAF) Barberton Mines GM Casper Strydom reports that the company set a target of a 10% year-on-year reduction on its lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) three years ago and has been achieving...

Pan African to systematically reduce Barberton security costs next year

South African junior miner Pan African Resources would keep the cost of security at its Barberton mines in Mpumalanga unchanged until next July, at which time it would be reduced systematically, CEO Jan Nelson reported this week. The company,...

Daily podcast – April 23, 2010

Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu instructs the South African mining industry's special task team to pull the country back from the global mining brink; and The Department of Mineral Resources approves and grants the conversion of Pan...

Pan African granted new order mining right for Barberton

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has approved and granted the conversion of junior-miner Pan African Resources’ old-order mining rights for the Barberton Mines, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, into new-order mining rights....

Gold mine notches up 2m fatality-free shifts

Fairview mine, part of Pan African Resources Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga, recorded a exemplary safety record for the six-month period ending December 2009, with the mine achieving two-million fatality-free shifts, recorded over six years, in...

More than 200 illegal miners arrested in SA

Over 200 illegal miners have been nabbed by police in South Africa's Mpumulanga province, and more arrests are expected, police said on Wednesday. Captain Leonard Hlathi said that operations running over the last two weeks had now seen over 200...