Platinum Australia seeks urgent meeting with DMR about Smokey Hills

Junior miner Platinum Australia was seeking an urgent meeting with South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) after the government told the Smokey Hills platinum mine operator to suspend operations. The DMR on Friday served a notice...

Barrick to defend Sedibelo court action in South Africa

Canadian miner Barrick Gold would defend the court action instituted against it and platinum-group metals (PGMs) miner Platmin over the sale of Barrick’s 10% stake in the Sedibelo mine, on the Western Limb of South Africa’s Bushveld Complex....

Keaton resolves Delmas land access dispute

Coal junior Keaton Energy was expecting first production from its Vanggatfontein project, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, before year-end, after having reached an “amicable” agreement with local landowners. In April, the mining...

Keaton project delayed as dispute with landowners continues

Coal junior Keaton Energy said on Tuesday that its Vanggatfontein project, in Mpumalanga, was already six weeks behind schedule because it cannot gain access to the property. The company announced last week that it was seeking an order from the...

Keaton takes legal action against landowners delaying project

Coal mining junior Keaton Energy on Thursday informed four landowners blocking the company's access to its Vanggatfontein project, in Mpumalanga, that it was seeking an order from the South African High Court to gain access to the property....