More than 300 illegal miners arrested at Grootvlei – Aurora

Embattled Aurora Empowerment Systems said on Wednesday that it was being held under siege by illegal miners plundering the Grootvlei mine, east of Johannesburg. Aurora GM Louis Lamsley said that the “extremely violent” illegal miners had been...

Grootvlei gold mine will flood in five days – Dept

The water treatment plant at the Grootvlei mine near Springs will flood with acid mine water in five days, closing down operations, if action is not taken, the Water Affairs Department said on Tuesday. "The plant is only pumping 40 megalitres of...

Planting for the future

As part of its commitment to contributing to the long-term economic wellbeing of the areas in which it operates, gold producer DRDGOLD has launched the Morogo hydroponic vegetable growing project at its Blyvooruitzicht mine, during 2009, to...

Gold-miner awarded licence that is expected to add 11-million extra resource ounces

Gold-miner DRDGold has been awarded two new-order prospecting licence rights by the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME), which, together, are expected to contribute an additional 11-million ounces to the group’s resource base.

DRDGold to aggressively ramp-up exploration

Gold-miner DRDGold has moved to position exploration as a ‘central plank’ in its evolving strategy across Africa and Australasia.

DRDGold appoints SA board

South African miner DRDGold has announced the appointment of a board of directors for its recently constituted, 85%-owned subsidiary, DRDGold South African operations.

New ground to transform ERPM’s future?

In May 2004, after 112 years of existence, East Rand Proprietary Mines (ERPM) entered a consultation process with its employees to finally close this historic mine, this action being prompted by months of severe losses.

Govt reinstates ERPM pumping subsidy

Century-old marginal gold-miner East Rand Proprietary Mines (ERPM), which was facing certain closure in recent months, has received yet another reprieve, with government agreeing to partially reinstate the company’s water-pumping subsidy for...

Govt reinstates ERPM pumping subsidy

Century-old marginal gold-miner East Rand Proprietary Mines (ERPM), which was facing certain closure in recent months, has received yet another reprieve, with government agreeing to partially reinstate the company's water-pumping subsidy for the...