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Much progress in mineworker housing delivery but more needs to be done
By: Ilan Solomons 23rd June 2017 Many migrant employees do not want to permanently settle in mining towns, but prefer to maintain their homes in the rural areas and return to them, says the Chamber of Mines (CoM) of South Africa, citing its research and experience in the industry. “Providing permanent urban dwellings, as well as... →
Much progress in mineworker housing delivery but more needs to be done
By: Ilan Solomons 23rd June 2017 Many migrant employees do not want to permanently move to mining towns, but prefer to maintain and return to their homes in rural areas, says the Chamber of Mines (CoM) of South Africa, citing its research and experience in the industry. “Providing permanent urban dwellings, as well as urban home... →
Firestone increases guidance as Liqhobong throughput rises
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 22nd June 2017 Firestone Diamonds now expects to recover around 360 000 ct of diamonds in the financial year ending June 30, against April’s guidance of 300 000 ct, owing to operational ramp-up at its Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho, achieving nameplate throughput capacity on multiple occasions since the start of... →
Gem Diamonds recovers two 100 ct plus diamonds from Letšeng
By: Creamer Media Reporter 12th June 2017 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a high-quality 104.73 ct D-colour type IIa diamond and a 151.52 ct type I yellow diamond from it Letšeng diamond mine, in Lesotho. This followed the recovery of an exceptional 80.58 ct D-colour type IIa diamond in May, as well as the 98.42 ct and 114 ct... →
Africa ramping up diamond exploration
By: Robyn Wilkinson 9th June 2017 As exploration activity in the African diamond mining industry resurges in expectation of a supply shortfall in the next five to eight years, mining consultant The MSA Group is preparing its facilities to meet a growth in demand for its services. →
Lucapa secures A$19m to pay for Lesotho mine, advance Phase 1 development
By: Esmarie Swanepoel 26th May 2017 Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has secured A$19-million in capital to fund the acquisition and development of the Mothae kimberlite diamond project, in Lesotho. The ASX-listed miner said on Friday that the funding package included a A$9.2-million underwriting agreement with Westar Capital... →
Gem Diamonds recovers 98 ct diamond at Letšeng
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 23rd May 2017 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds on Tuesday reported recovering a 98.42 ct high-quality D-colour Type II diamond at its 70%-owned Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. CEO Clifford Elphick commented that it had recovered 25 479 ct of diamonds at Letšeng at a grade of 1.53 carats per hundred tonnes (cpht), against an... →
Authorities 'rely heavily' on info from illegal miners after gas explosion
By: News24Wire 19th May 2017 Authorities say they have relied heavily on the information from illegal miners at Harmony Gold’s Eland mine in Welkom, Free State, after a gas explosion on Thursday last week. Major General Lerato Molale said on Friday that the search was still continuing. →
Search continues for more illegal miners trapped at Welkom mine
By: News24Wire 18th May 2017 The search for the bodies of more illegal miners is continuing at Harmony Gold’s Eland mine in Welkom, Free State, after a gas explosion on Thursday last week. Major General Lerato Molale said on Thursday that police believed there were more miners underground. →
Dust-suppression specialist geared for growth in Africa
By: Simone Liedtke 12th May 2017 Environmental management company I-CAT Environmental Solutions continues to grow its market share in dust-suppression management and solutions, and intends to increase its market share in Africa this year. →
Gem Diamonds recovers 80 ct diamond from Letšeng
By: Natasha Odendaal 4th May 2017 London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a high-quality 80 ct, D colour Type II diamond at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This follows less than a month after the April 7 recovery of a 114 ct diamond from the mine. →
Firestone plant upgrades yielding expected improvements as ramp-up accelerates
By: Schalk Burger 26th April 2017 Commissioning activities at Aim-listed Southern African diamond miner Firestone Diamonds’ Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho, are largely complete and final ramp-up of the Lesotho plant is progressing as planned. “The final commissioning phase has seen the mine achieve nameplate capacity on numerous... →
Lesotho diamond mine poised to start commercial production in June
By: Mia Breytenbach 14th April 2017 Aim-listed diamond development company Firestone Diamonds expects its Liqhobong diamond mine, in Lesotho, to reach commercial production at the end of June. Commissioning of the mine started in October 2016, with mine construction completed on time and within the $185.4-million budget. In a... →
Gem recovers 114 ct diamond
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 7th April 2017 Gem Diamonds has recovered a 114 ct, D colour type II diamond of exceptional quality from its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. The Letšeng mine is known for producing large, top colour, exceptional white diamonds, making it the highest dollar-per-carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world. →
Firestone Diamonds recovers 110 ct yellow diamond from Liqhobong
By: Natasha Odendaal 5th April 2017 Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds has recovered a 110 ct gem-quality light yellow diamond – its largest diamond recovered to date – from the Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho. The discovery was made during the mine’s ongoing ramp-up. →
Firestone narrows H1 loss, says Liqhobong on track for commercial production in June
By: Mia Breytenbach 28th March 2017 Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds, which on Tuesday posted a $4.1-million loss before tax for the six months to December 31, expects its Liqhobong diamond mine, in Lesotho, to reach commercial production at the end of June. Commissioning of the mine started in October 2016, with the mine construction... →
Lucapa announces maiden Mothae resource estimate
By: Henry Lazenby 25th March 2017 ASX-listed Lucapa Diamonds has published a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource estimate for the Mothae kimberlite pipe, in Lesotho. The Mothae project is located about 5 km from Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine. →
Slow progress in payouts to former miners – Oliphant
By: African News Agency 24th March 2017 Deputy Mineral Resources Minister Godfrey Oliphant on Thursday conceded that efforts to reach out and compensate former mineworkers, many of whom from neighbouring countries, have not been satisfactory. In his keynote address at the Southern Africa Trust summit on social security and compensation... →
‘Barometer’ provides assessment of mineral resources industry transparency
By: Ilan Solomons 24th March 2017 Governments are challenged with creating new approaches to governance that enable them to better exploit the developmental potential provided by mineral resources. It is therefore imperative that countries establish regulatory frameworks and State capacity to ensure that mining activities are... →
Lulo delivers payday for Lucapa
By: Esmarie Swanepoel 8th March 2017 Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company will receive A$7.3-million ($5.6-million) in funds from its Lulo diamond mine, in Angola, under the terms of an alluvial mining investment with project partners Empresa Nacional de Diamantes and Rosas & Petalas. The board of the Lulo operation declared an... →
Firestone hosts successful first sale of Liqhobong diamonds
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 13th February 2017 All 75 936 ct on offer at Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds’ first sale of diamonds recovered from its Liqhobong diamond mine, in Lesotho, have been sold. The sale was held in Antwerp between February 6 and 10, with the company raking in $8.14-million, or an average of $107/ct. Over 90 companies... →
A ‘lean, mean’ structure and less burdensome laws key to successful mining of Middle Orange River diamond deposits
By: Ilan Solomons 10th February 2017 The Middle Orange River (MOR) alluvial diamond deposits between Hopetown, Douglas and Prieska, along with deposits along the Riet and Vaal rivers, in the Northern Cape, represent three unique sinks or repositories of high-quality gem diamonds, says independent diamond consultant Dr John Bristow.... →
Mining-related unclaimed benefits funds pay out R60m as tracing efforts intensify
By: Dylan Slater 10th February 2017 The Mines 1970 Unclaimed Benefits Preservation Pension and Provident Funds (Mines 1970s Funds) has, in the past 25 months, improved their combined tracing rate to identify 62% of the total number of missing beneficiaries. →
Mining Indaba remains pivotal to Africa
By: Ilan Solomons 3rd February 2017 The mineral resources sector remains “critically important” to the African continent, which is why the Investing in African Mining Indaba has consistently been regarded as an event of “paramount significance”, says Mining Indaba MD Alex Grose. This is also a key motivation for the at least 24... →
Former mineworkers paid more than R60m by unclaimed benefits funds
By: African News Agency 31st January 2017 Thousands of former mineworkers have been paid more than R60-million in unclaimed benefits over a two-year period to date, the Mines 1970 Unclaimed Benefits Preservation Pension and Provident Funds said this week. This comes after the Mines 1970 Unclaimed Benefits Preservation Pension and... →
Lucapa adopts low-risk strategy for new Lesotho diamond mine
By: Esmarie Swanepoel 31st January 2017 Diamond miner Lucapa Diamonds has been awarded the Mothae kimberlite project, in Lesotho, following a competitive international tender process. Lucapa acquired a 70% interest in the project for $9-million, payable over ten months. →
Mining Indaba remains pivotal to Africa 
By: Ilan Solomons 27th January 2017 The mineral resources sector remains “critically important” to the African continent, which is why the Investing in African Mining Indaba has consistently been regarded as an event of “paramount significance”, says Mining Indaba MD Alex Grose. This is also a key motivation for the at least 24... →
Broadening perspective to keep juniors afloat
By: Nadine James 27th January 2017 Among those affected by the depressed commodities prices over the past two years, junior mining companies have suffered disproportionately more, says State-owned financial services provider Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC) of South Africa, which has assisted several junior miners during... →
Mining Indaba remains pivotal to Africa
By: Ilan Solomons 27th January 2017 The mineral resources sector remains “critically important” to the African continent, which is why the Investing in African Mining Indaba has consistently been regarded as an event of “paramount significance”, says Mining Indaba MD Alex Grose. This is also a key motivation for the at least 24... →
Firestone Diamonds gears up for first sale as Liqhobong ramps up
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 26th January 2017 Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds has scheduled its first diamond sale, in Antwerp, from February 6 to 10, as its Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho, ramps up to full output. In the three months ended December 31, the company recovered over 20 special stones larger than 10.8 ct from the mine, including a 37... →
Specialist supplies 20 drives to Liqhobong mine
By: Kimberley Smuts 20th January 2017 Drive engineering specialist SEW-Eurodrive has successfully filled an order for the delivery of 20 drive systems and a gear motor from its X series range for the newly constructed Liqhobong diamond mine, in Lesotho. The drives and gear motor were installed for a conveyor application.... →
SA Pump Manufacturer Celebrates 37 Years Of Internationally Proven Award Winning Pump Designs
19th January 2017 HAZLETON PUMPS, a family owned and managed business located in Centurion, has been continually awarded since the company’s inception 37 years ago with numerous awards and is regarded as a world leader in the pumping of high head, high volume acidic liquids containing solids utilising their... →
Poverty led to Marikana tragedy, says Mahumapelo
By: African News Agency 5th December 2016 Poverty was the root cause of the Marikana tragedy four years ago, North West premier Supra Mahumapelo said on Sunday. “Poverty forced people to work in the mines, some come from Zimbabwe, Lesotho, the Eastern Cape and other provinces, and neighbouring countries to work in Rustenburg mines,” he... →
Interest in diamond exploration testing persists
By: Simone Liedtke 25th November 2016 Mining industry consultancy The MSA Group says the significant increase in cost-estimate requests it has received for diamond exploration testing this year is continuing. →
New diamond find in Liberia
By: Anine Kilian 17th November 2016 An 18.2 ct D-flawless diamond was recently discovered in the Cape Mount County in north-west Liberia as part of Youssef Diamond Mining Company’s (YDMC’s) diamond exploration programme. This follows an earlier discovery of a kimberlite pipe in the same region. →
Three bodies of Zama-Zamas found in Welkom mine
By: African News Agency 16th November 2016 The bodies of three illegal miners – two of them with name tags – have been recovered from a mine in Welkom and the South African Police Service (SAPS) are appealing to their relatives of the deceased to come forward. On Wednesday SAPS called for assistance to locate families of the dead illegal... →
Need for greater focus on economic risks
By: Robyn Wilkinson 4th November 2016 More scrutiny should be applied to economic risk factors amid contractions in the global mining sector when evaluating new mining projects, as a result of a prolonged downturn in commodities prices and uncertainty in global demand, South African risk insurance provider Export Credit Insurance... →
Continental vision identifies mining’s role in transforming economies
By: David Oliveira 21st October 2016 The need to diversify Africa’s primary-resource export-focused economies in support of other industry-related value chains is key to helping transform the continent’s economy and generate greater wealth from its significant minerals endowment. At this year’s Joburg Indaba, which took place... →
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