AngloGold Q3 production rises 5%

Continued improvements at the Geita gold mine, in Tanzania, and fewer safety-related interruptions at AngloGold Ashanti’s Vaal River operations, have led to a 5% rise in production to 1,18-million ounces in the third quarter of the year. “We...

Gold is having a rebirth, says AngloGold, new Kopanang uranium plant planned

AngloGold Ashanti CEO Mark Cutifani sees gold as having a rebirth and was also very bullish on uranium as the company presented a “milestone” set of first-quarter results that recorded an “all-time US dollar earnings high”.

AngloGold Q4 output falls 5%, reports lower adjusted earnings

South African gold producer AngloGold Ashanti reported on Thursday that fourth quarter production had declined 5% to 1,37-million ounces, compared with the previous quarter, because of safety interventions at local mines and operational...

Simulated training equipment to improve mining operations

The mining training processes of large African companies is made more efficient and cost effective with advanced simulator training technology, says simulator training equipment company Immersive Technologies marketing coordinator Don Forbes.

Cluff Gold appoints Peter Cowley to its board

The board of London-based Cluff Gold said on Tuesday that it had appointed Peter Cowley as a nonexecutive director of the company with immediate effect.

Slope failure at AngloGold Ashanti's Geita mine delays access to higher grades

A partial slope failure occurred on Saturday in an intermediate footwall of the Nyankanga pit at AngloGold Ashanti's Geita gold mine, in Tanzania, the company said in a note to shareholders on Monday.

Busy project house in exciting BEE deal

One of Southern Africa’s leading bulk handling system companies Exclusive Technical Services (ETS) has concluded a black economic empowerment (BEE) deal with a black-owned investment company, which is eager to enlarge its profile in...

Gold firms make human-rights abuse reponse

In response to a story that Mining Weekly Online published last week about a dispute in a village resettlement in the Geita district of Tanzania, a joint statement has been issued by the CE of Ashanti Goldfields and Anglogold.