Real Economy Report - Top Ten 2009

News in early 2010 that commodity markets are on course for their strongest year since 1973 is seen as a positive start to the year after a bleak 2009. Mining Weekly takes a look at 2009's ten most popular Real Economy Report mining stories,...

A refined approach to global success

In the midst of global economic turmoil, precious metals firm Rand Refinery Limited (RRL) is confident that its strategy of product and market diversification, as well as an extensive business process improvement project, will stand it in good...

Core values take centre stage

The identification of a core value system is vital for success in today’s highly competitive business world.

Rand Refinery Limited (RRL) MD Geoff Millet explains that the company’s values fall in line with the triple bottom line approach...

Project spread aimed at ‘sweating assets’

Projects worth an estimated R80 -million are in full swing at Rand Refinery Limited’s (RRL) site in Germiston, on Gauteng’s East Rand, with completion scheduled for the end of this year.



Ekurhuleni jewellery beneficiation project opens its doors

The Ekurhuleni Jewellery Beneficiation project at the Rand Refinery Gold Zone site, in Germiston, which was opened last month, will go a long way to tackling the unemployment and skills-development challenges facing marginalised communities and...

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: the Ben Schoeman highway expansion is on track and on time; green building is gaining momentum in South Africa; and the Ekurhuleni jewellery project empowers communities.

Pamodzi suitor JIC's technical team at Orkney gold mine – liquidator

A technical team from mining services company JIC was doing an on-site technical study at Pamodzi Gold’s provisionally liquidated Orkney gold mine to determine how much cash would have to be injected into the business, liquidator Enver Motala...

Rand Refinery turned away as sheriff attaches Pamodzi gold

A sheriff of the court has attached gold from the East Rand operations of the cash-strapped Pamodzi Gold, Mining Weekly Online can report. Rand Refinery MD Geoff Millet told Mining Weekly Online that the Rand Refinery was refused permission to...

SA gold sector looks forward to a year of stabilisation after challenging ’08

South Africa’s gold industry, long seen as a stalwart in global production of the precious metal, can look forward to a year of stabilisation after a string of unfortunate events that marked 2008. Until 2006, South Africa was the top producer...

Demand for krugerrand increases

South African refining and precious metals company Rand Refinery has experienced an unprecedented demand for Krugerrands over the past six to eight months, says Rand Refinery MD Geoff Millet.

Financial crisis has positive and negative effects on refinery

The global financial crisis has had positive and negative consequences for South African gold refining and precious metals company Rand Refinery, comments MD Geoff Millet.

Refinery focuses on bettering business model

South African gold refining and precious metals company Rand Refinery has focused on bettering its business model in the past few years, says the refinery's MD, Geoff Millet.