Leighton preferred contractor for Solomon

Project house Leighton has been nominated as the preferred contractor for iron-ore major Fortescue Metal’s Solomon project, in Western Australia. Leighton Contractors and Fortescue have reached agreed to start negotiations on a five-year mining...

Company Announcemen: Vele's First Coal Destined For Export Market

Coal of Africa Limited s pleased to announce that the first shipment from the Company’s Vele Colliery in Limpopo Province was loaded into 30 rail wagons at the existing Musina siding on Tuesday

Mwana production falls 15%

Gold production from Aim-listed Mwana Africa’s Freda Rebecca gold mine dropped from 13 686 oz in the September quarter, to 11 573 oz in the three months to the end of December. The resources company attributed the lower production rates, which...

Company Announcement: Simon Youds Commences As African Iron's Chief Executive Officer

Australian based iron ore development company, African Iron Limited (ASX: AKI) (“African Iron” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement today of Mr Simon Youds as Chief Executive Officer.

Company Announcement: African Iron Appointment Of Chief Executive Officer

Attached please find a press release on: Australian based iron ore development company, African Iron Limited (ASX: AKI) (“African Iron” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Simon Youds as Chief Executive Officer...

Newcrest to resume Côte d’Ivoire operations in June

Gold miner Newcrest on Tuesday said that it was taking steps to resume its Bonikro operations, in Côte d’Ivoire, after post-election conflict have quieted down. The miner suspended its gold operations in the Côte d'Ivoire in March and...

Company Announcement: Somkhele Coal mine rips neighbouring communities apart

Attached please find a press release on: Persistent refusal by Somkhele Coal mine management to meet with neighbouring communities to discuss their concerns is ripping Dubelenkunzi apart. Dubelenkunzi is one of several villages bordering the...

Sam Jonah

Position: Executive chairman of Jonah Capital Main activity of company: Pan African investments in minerals, resources, agribusiness and property development Date and place of birth: November 19, 1949, Kibi, Ghana

Company delivers refurbishment project on schedule

In 1991, JSE-listed platinum-miner Northam Platinum had commissioned an original-equipment circular stacker reclaimer from global integrated and materials group ThyssenKrupp Materials Handling (TKMH), for the replacement of slew bearings.

Mining software used and sought in West Africa

West Africa is a rapidly-growing and emerging market for mining software providers as international mining companies begin to explore the region’s mineral wealth and operate in the region, says mining software company Micromine Africa Regional...

AngloGold Ashanti’s Moab Khotsong mine to install rope monitoring systems in bid to improve safety

Diversified engineering and technology company Ansys Limited, has won a R20-million contract to supply eight continuous rope-monitoring (CRM) systems to gold-mining major AngloGold Ashanti.

Foundry company awarded contract with mining giant

Headgear sheave wheel manufacturer Kew Foundries has been awarded the contract to replace existing deflection sheave wheels on mineral resources miner Rio Tinto’s Palabora mine, in Phalaborwa, in Limpopo province.