Global mining firms sign heads of agreement

International mining group Rio Tinto and global miner BHP Billiton reported that they have signed a nonbinding heads of agreement with the government of Western Australia, effective from July 1, to amend the iron-ore royalty rates payable to the...

South African mining groups doing well in South America

South America is a continent whose richness in natural resources became legendary through myths such as El Dorado or the Emerald Mountain. Neither of these ever existed, of course, but today the continent produces antimony, bauxite, coal, cobalt,...

South African mining groups doing well in South America

South America is a continent whose richness in natural resources became legendary through myths such as El Dorado or the Emerald Mountain.

Blow to transformation as Anglo’s South Africa head Dlamini quits

Anglo American South Africa head Kuseni Dlamini has quit the company to take up a new opportunity outside the group, the company said on Thursday. Anglo media relations head Pranill Ramchander told Mining Weekly Online that no decision had been...

Strong demand enables Anglo to up convertible bond offering to $1,7bn

Strong demand has enabled diversified mining major Anglo American to increase its convertible-bond offering by $200-million to $1,7-billion from an original $1,5-billion. "In fact, there was in excess of $10-billion of demand," Anglo media...

Jewellers join Alaskan Pebble project fight on eve of Anglo AGM

Alaskan opposition to Anglo American’s Pebble project intensified on Tuesday when six UK jewellers joined the fray in London on the eve of Anglo’s April 15 annual general meeting (AGM), saying “no to dirty gold”. Simultaneously, Anglo's...

Alaskans plan Anglo AGM clash, Anglo says shareholder questions welcome

A delegation of Alaskans would confront mining major Anglo American at its April 15 annual general meeting (AGM) in London over concerns about the Pebble copper mine project in southwest Alaska, Resource Media said in media release on Tuesday....

Initial certification audit at South Deep planned for mid-2008

Gold mining conglomerate, Gold Fields, has made a policy decision to certify all of its operations according to ISO14001, which is an internationally recognised environmental standard for an environmental management system.

Additional power provides beacon of light for gold producer

The announcement of an additional 260-MW allocation of power to the mining sector by the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) has been welcomed by multinational gold producer Gold Fields, which has four deep-level mining operations in South...

Cato Ridge ferromanganese expansion, South Africa

African Rainbow Minerals (Arm) is considering the merits of expanding its Cato Ridge ferromanganese facility.

Argonaut project

The project encompasses the southern down-dip extension of the Central Rand Goldfield. Its focus is the possible exploitation of the potential resource striking 30 km from East Rand Proprietary Mines in the east to Durban Roodepoort Deep Mine in...

Argonaut project

The project encompasses the southern down-dip extension of the Central Rand Goldfield. Its focus is the possible exploitation of the potential resource striking 30 km from East Rand Proprietary Mines in the east to Durban Roodepoort Deep Mine in...