Harmony Gold reports Evander fatality

South African miner Harmony Gold has stopped all tramming operations at its Evander mine, in Mpumalanga, after a worker died in an accident on Thursday. The JSE-listed gold miner said an investigation into the cause of the tramming accident was...

Shale gas report to go before Cabinet in July

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has completed its report on the feasibility of shale gas exploration in South Africa, Minister Susan Shabangu told Parliament on Thursday during her Budget vote speech. The report, which was put together...

Consultancy aiming to grow to accommodate more complex projects

Mining projects being established at remote locations need to be much larger than those operating in areas with existing infrastructure to justify capital investment in supporting infrastructure and, therefore, require higher production rates.

Barberton tailings retreatment project, South Africa

Bulk earthworks for the Barberton tailings retreatment project started on April 4.

Phoenix mine, South Africa

A platinum mine in South Africa's North West province.

Pan African starts work on Barberton tailings retreatment plant

JSE- and Aim-listed Pan African Resources on Wednesday said it had started bulk earthworks for the construction of its 100 000 t/m Barberton tailings retreatment plant (BTRP), next to the current Bramber tailings dam. The start of the civil work...

Barberton tailings retreatment project, South Africa

Pan African Resources' board of directors have approved Phase 1 of the project.

Resources Watch

This week: Coal miner Exxaro will submit five renewable energy bids. Pan African Resources reports record earnings. And, South Africa should be extremely concerned about Implats’ strike, says Northam.

Pan African Resources reports record earnings

Despite falling short on planned gold production, Africa-focused precious metals producer Pan African Resources reported record earnings for the six months ended December. CEO Jan Nelson on Wednesday attributed the strong performance to a high...

Wits Gold applies for Free State mining rights

JSE-listed Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources (Wits Gold) has applied for a right to mine gold, silver and uranium over its combined prospecting rights in the southern Free State goldfield, CEO Philip Kotze announced on Wednesday. The...

Resources Watch

This week: Eskom is still pursuing a mandatory savings ‘safety net’. Pan African Resources and Wits Gold bid R1.7-billion for Harmony’s Evander mine. And, platinum junior Sable Platinum explores new opportunities along the Bushveld Complex.

Pan African approves Barberton tailings project

JSE- and Aim-listed Pan African Resources is set to start the first phase of the R325-million Barberton Tailings Retreatment Project (BTRP) following an approval by the board on Wednesday. The commissioning of phase one was expected to start in...