Gold One outlines potential for new Gauteng gold resuscitation

The JSE- and ASX-listed gold junior Gold One said on Wednesday that it had secured additional prospecting rights in Gauteng province's East Rand Basin, 30 km from Johannesburg, where there were gold-mining resuscitation opportunities. Gold One...

Massive acid mine drainage project stimulus for local beneficiation

Help is at hand to assist South Africa’s rising mine water dilemma. It has come in the form of the Western Utilities Corporation (WUC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aim-listed Watermark Global, which aims to turn the acid mine drainage scourge...

CRG targeting energy mineral production in the Central Rand Basin

JSE-listed Central Rand Gold (CRG), which has started trial mining on Slot 8 of the Main Reef Leader in the Central Rand Basin, says its next target is the uranium-bearing Bird Reef.

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: we talk to the new CEO of Denel about the group's continuing restructuring; Kumba Iron Ore's chief on the market's outlook; and the world's largest industrial group speaks to us about its...

'Mine water will start decanting from Central Rand Basin in a few years'

The Central Rand Basin is filling up with water, and within a few years it will start decanting, according to African Environmental Development technical services director Garfield Krige.

Joburg faces no threat of sinkholes because of presence of 'mine void'

The mine void underneath Johannesburg - a legacy of old-mining in a bygone era - is not a threat that will cause large sinkholes across the city's landscape, assures African Environmental Development technical services director Garfield Krige.

Daily podcast – August 22, 2008

In today's podcast: SA will put in place measures to ensure that diverse energy resources are available to the economy, the conversion of electric geysers to solar-powered geysers by Eskom is "not working well" and, ERPM gold mine is "very close"...

Troubled ERPM now ‘very close’ to break even – DRDGold

The troubled deep-level ERPM gold mine was “very close” to break even after eliminating water pumping costs and laying off 239 people, DRDGold CEO-designate Niel Pretorius said on Thursday. Pretorius said that the age-old Boksburg gold mine...

Tranter gearing up for listing of its diverse mining assets

The dark horse of South Africa's diverse mining industry is Tranter Holdings, on which there are top black mining-industry personalities.

BEE 'dark horse' gears for mining listing

The new dark horse of South Africa's diverse mining industry is black-owned, black-managed Tranter Holdings, on which there are top black mining personalities.

Construction at Burnstone project expected to start in July

Gold-development company Great Basin Gold (GBG), of Canada, is ready to proceed with initial development of the R1-billion Burnstone gold project, near Balfour, in Mpumalanga, and is awaiting only the necessary permits from the Department of...

Construction at Burnstone project expected to start in July

Gold-development company Great Basin Gold (GBG), of Canada, is ready to proceed with initial development of the R1-billion Burnstone gold project, near Balfour, in Mpumalanga, and is awaiting only the necessary permits from the Department of...