New R2bn fluorspar miner, beneficiator heads for JSE

New fluorspar explorer turned aspirant miner and fluoro-chemicals producer will be taking its R2.1-billion start-up to market in the first quarter of 2013. SepFluor, the new name in fluorspar mining and beneficiation, on Wednesday showed the...

SA mining production remains weak

South African mining production remained weak with volumes dropping 9.8% year-on-year in March, Statistics South Africa reported on Thursday. This followed February’s revised 13.4% year-on-year fall – the biggest monthly drop in nearly four...

SA shares hit by drop in miners, MTN up

South African stocks dropped nearly 1% on Friday as miners such as Assore were hammered after worse-than-expected US jobs data sparked concern about the health of the world's largest economy. MTN Group, rose 1.6% to R136.68 after Africa's largest...

Gold catalyst advance, mining output falls, rare earths reach far

After years of research, South Africa’s Project AuTEK is able to supply gold catalysts for use in a range of applications; South Africa’s mining output is down again; rare earths continue to attract attention

SA mining output plummets as strike weighs on platinum

South Africa’s mine production fell 14.5% year-on-year in February, the biggest monthly drop in nearly four years, official data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) showed on Thursday. Compared with a revised 4.9% decrease in...

Tharisa chromite and platinum expansion project, South Africa

Tharisa Minerals has secured a R1-billion debt facility for the expansion of its platinum-group metals and chrome mine.

Tharisa secures R1bn loan for PGMs, chrome expansion

Tharisa Mining said on Wednesday it had secured a R1-billion debt facility for the expansion of its platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome mine near Rustenburg. The company, chaired by Loucas Pouroulis, plans to increase the capacity of its...

SA’s platinum output slumps nearly 20% in January

South Africa’s platinum-group metals (PGMs) production fell nearly 20% year-on-year in January, as the six-week strike at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) Rustenburg mine hurt output. Compared with December’s production, output declined by...

Fall in SA mining production continues

Mining production in South Africa fell by 5.1% in the fourth quarter of 2011 weighed against the 2010 comparable period, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday. A year-on-year increase of 0.9% was recorded in December, compared...

Aussie PM resists foreign mine supply, South Africa’s mining production down, new Maputo coal terminal shareholder

International mining companies face World Trade Organisation (WTO) wrath in Australia; South Africa's mining production drops; the new investor in the Maputo coal terminal has reputed balance-sheet strength.

South Africa’s mining production down 4.6%

South Africa’s mining production dropped by 4.6% year-on-year in November, compared with a decline of 12% in October, Statistics South Africa reported on Tuesday. Gold production fell by 4.5% year-on-year and nongold output declined by 4.6%...

Northam arranges R1bn loan for Booysendal

JSE-listed Northam Platinum has arranged a R1-billion credit facility to help support key strategic initiatives, particularly the development of the Booysendal mine, it said on Monday. The platinum-group metals company said it entered into a...