Global furnace group boasts numerous projects

Local furnace supplier Tenova Pyromet is undertaking the design and supply of components for two ferrochrome furnaces for use at the Xstrata-Merafe Lion ferrochrome complex, in Limpopo.

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.

Contract documentation for Mareesburg platinum project completed

Contract documentation for platinum miner Eastern Platinum’s Mareesburg platinum-group metals project, in Limpopo, has been completed and tenders have closed, reports consulting engineering firm UWP Consulting.

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...

Zimbabwe Minister wants Implats to sell Mimosa stake

Platinum major Impala Platinum (Implats) has not received any official notification from the Zimbabwean government to sell a stake in its Mimosa mine, the JSE-listed company said on Monday. This comes after Zimbabwean Youth Development,...

Over 4 600 Implats workers re-employed

South African platinum miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has re-employed 4 617 of the 17 000 dismissed workers at its Rustenburg operation, a director in in the employment law department at Edward Nathan Sonnebergs (ENS), which is representing...

Fatality at RBPlat’s Rasimone platinum mine

Black-empowered platinum miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has suspended operations at the North shaft of its Bafokeng Rasimone platinum mine (BRPM) in the North West, pending an investigation into a fatality on Monday. The worker, who was...

Northam predicts significant increase in earnings

Black-owned platinum miner Northam Platinum said on Friday that the group’s earnings and headline earnings a share for the six months to the end of December were estimated to increase by between 136% and 156%. The higher earnings reflect the...

Producer moving towards Zim indigenisation compliance

The world’s fourth-largest platinum miner Aquarius Platinum has announced that as part of the continuing indigenisation compliance negotiations between its indirect 50% subsidiary Mimosa Holdings and the government of Zimbabwe, Mimosa has signed...

RBPlat expects slight drop in 2011 earnings

Black-empowered platinum miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) reported on Tuesday that its headline earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011, would decline, but would be within 5% of its 2010 performance. The company was due to release its...

Cooke steps up to Anooraq platinum plate

Patrick Cooke has been appointed a non-executive director of empowered JSE-listed platinum miner Anooraq, replacing Wayne Kirk, 69, who has also resigned his non-executive director post at gold-mining company Great Basin Gold.

Aquarius CEO slams safety stoppages as output falls

World number-four platinum miner Aquarius Platinum CEO Stuart Murray has criticised the increasing number of safety stoppages in South Africa and said the country has become a “difficult place” to operate in. The ASX-, LSE- and JSE-listed...