ZYL upgrades resources, awarded mining right

South Africa-focused coal developer ZYL on Thursday reported a 30% resource increase at its Kangwana Central project, while announcing the award of a new order mining right for its Mbila property. The Perth-based company said in a statement that...

Company Announcement: What are the terms and conditions of your converted mining right?

A recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal has raised some interesting questions in relation to the above question – but left them unanswered.

Company Announcement: Significant progress made at Vele, Makhado product testing confirms hard coking coal

Commenting on Coal of Africa’s performance for the six months ended December 2011, Mr John Wallington, Chief Executive Officer of Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL), said: “The most significant development of the half-year was the lifting of the...

N'Chwaning , South Africa

An underground mine, situated in the Northern Cape.

CoAL and NGO coalition bury the hatchet

Emerging coal miner Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) and the Save Mapungubwe Coalition, which has hitherto been challenging the Vele opencast mine development, in Limpopo, on Thursday agreed to work together. The parties signed a memorandum of...

First Uranium says MWS mining right withdrawn

Shares in First Uranium plunged in Johannesburg late on Friday, after the gold and uranium miner said that the new order mining right for its Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) tailings operation had been “withdrawn”. First Uranium, which is also...

Sephaku outlines fluorspar aspirations, appoints unit CEO

Sephaku Fluoride aims to produce 180 000 t/y of initially acid-grade fluorspar by the end 2013 from its new Nokeng fluorspar mine, parent company Sephaku Holdings said on Wednesday. Sephaku Fluoride also announced the appointed of mining industry...

Galaxy Gold announces BEE transaction

In line with South African legislation, mining junior Galaxy Gold on Tuesday inked a black economic empowerment (BEE) deal that would see the company surpass the 26% black equity target set out by the country’s Mining Charter by April 2014....

CoAL to buy Rio Tinto’s Chapudi project for $75m

Emerging miner Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) on Monday announced a $75-million agreement to buy the Chapudi coal project in South Africa from Rio Tinto and its joint-venture partner Kwezi Mining. The coal assets, which are adjacent to CoAL’s...

Continental Coal granted new-order rights for Northern Cape asset

South Africa-focused coal miner Continental Coal has, following an 18-month process, received official confirmation from the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) that its mining right on its Vanmag magnetite-vanadium project, in the Northern...

Great Western initiates BFS for South African monazite project

TSX Venture Exchange-listed Great Western Minerals Group (GWMG) on Wednesday initiated phase one of a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for its Steenkampskraal monazite project, in South Africa’s Western Cape province. It had appointed South...

Booysendal platinum project, South Africa

The Booysendal project is based on a 103-million-ounce resource, which is shallow and conducive to mechanised mining methods.