Harmony Gold reports Evander fatality

South African miner Harmony Gold has stopped all tramming operations at its Evander mine, in Mpumalanga, after a worker died in an accident on Thursday. The JSE-listed gold miner said an investigation into the cause of the tramming accident was...

Shortage of rock engineers a problem

South African mine seismology specialist SiM Mining Consultants is increasing awareness of the risks associated with rockbursts in deep-level mines by compiling the mine seismology section for the Chamber of Mines’ (CoM’s) rock engineering...

33 000 Harmony employees to benefit from share ownership plan

About 33 000 workers will participate in gold-mining company Harmony Gold’s share ownership plan (Esop), in terms of which 4 288-million ordinary and 8 576-million share appreciation rights have been offered to the workforce.

Ramelius pours first gold at Mt Magnet

Gold miner Ramelius Resources has poured the first gold at its Mount Magnet project, in Western Australia, adding a secondary revenue stream to the company’s books. The miner said on Monday that it was making good progress towards full...

33 000 workers become owners of Harmony Gold

More than 33 000 employees of JSE-listed miner Harmony Gold will become owners of direct shares in the company through its employee share ownership plan (Esop), it announced on Thursday. The Esop is an equity-settled share incentive and share...

Wits Gold applies for Free State mining rights

JSE-listed Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources (Wits Gold) has applied for a right to mine gold, silver and uranium over its combined prospecting rights in the southern Free State goldfield, CEO Philip Kotze announced on Wednesday. The...

Harmony halts South Reef production for infrastructure upgrade

South African-based Harmony Gold has ordered a 17-day production stoppage at its Doornkop mine’s South Reef to allow for infrastructure upgrades. Production at the Doornkop mine would be 45% to 50% less than the December quarter’s, but the...

Harmony Gold to cancel UK listing

South Africa-based gold miner Harmony Gold has requested to be delisted from the LSE and the UK Official list, citing a lack of trading demand. Harmony, which has a main listing in Johannesburg, said in a statement that it no longer saw any...

Cooke uranium project, South Africa

Gold One is in the process of acquiring Rand Uranium subject to the necessary consents being obtained from the Department of Mineral Resources.

Harmony decides against selling early stage PNG projects

South Africa-based miner Harmony Gold said on Monday it had rejected direct and indirect offers for its assets in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Chairperson Patrice Motsepe said in a statement the board believed that the disposal of assets at this early...

Doornkop South reef project, South Africa

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric South Africa has been commissioned to upgrade the 106 Level subvertical winder at the Doornkop mine.

PEAK PERFORMANCE

Gold miner Harmony Gold hit a peak in the September quarter with record R.3-billion profit and revenue increasing by 14.8% or R506.9-million. Answering analysts questions at the company’s presentation of quarterly results are Harmony CEO Graham...