South Africa and its mining heritage

South Africa’s mineral revolution, which was prompted by the development of Kimberley’s diamond mining industry and more profoundly shaped by the discovery and exploitation of gold on the Witwatersrand during the latter quarter of the...

Critically minded geologists needed to improve yield of Wits basin

There is a significant need to develop critically-minded geologists that are prepared to question the current exploration models to improve the chances of gold discovery in South Africa, notes owner of Australian geology consulting practice...

SA mineworkers improvise to deal with organisational dysfunction

Underground mine workers in South Africa’s gold-mining industry have developed improvisational and reactive plans of action to cope with organisational and logistical dysfunctions in their working environment, Chamber of Mines safety and...

Company Announcement: Spectacular hits of up to 3390gpt at Paulsens Gold Mine

Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) is pleased to announce that outstanding drilling results of up to 3390g/t have laid the foundations for another substantial resource upgrade at its Paulsens Gold Mine in WA.

SA gold mining a shadow of its former self

The improvement of the South African gold market will depend on the rate of global economic growth and the level of trust between governments which are two of the major gold price drivers, while South African mining activity in the gold industry...

Taparko-Bouroum mine, Burkino Faso

An openpit mine, situated in Burkino Faso

Mining explosives maker benefitting from gold boom

The surge of mining and exploration activity rampant gold prices have brought to north-eastern Ontario have proved a double-edged sword for small explosives firm Nordex, which is listed on the TSX-V. On the one hand, business has been brisk for...

Company Announcement: Drilling at Paulsens returns 12,178gpt

Northern Star Resources advises that drilling at its Paulsens Gold Mine in WA has returned an intersection of 0.8m at 12,178gpt gold (12.7kg/t or 1.27%).

Company Announcement: World Risk Development September 2011-Spotlight on resource nationalism

This month's issue of EFIC’s newsletter, World Risk Developments, focuses on so-called resource nationalism.

AngloGold, Gold Fields, Harmony agree wage deal with unions, strike over

Some 100 000 workers in South Africa’s gold sector could resume work as early as night shift on Tuesday as unions and employers reached a two-year wage agreement. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Solidarity and the United Association of...

Gold miners face strike as NUM rejects latest offer

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Tuesday rejected the Chamber of Mines’ (CoM’s) latest wage offer and threatened to launch a strike. The CoM, which represents South Africa’s largest gold producers, including AngloGold Ashanti,...

Chinese consortium plans to take majority stake in Gold One

A new strategic partnership and a major shareholding by a Chinese consortium, would position JSE- and ASX-listed Gold One as an active participant in the consolidation of the gold mining industry, CEO Neal Froneman said on Monday. The consortium...