Volspruit platinum-group metals project, South Africa

The project proposes the phased roll-out of three identical 100 000 t/m flotation plants, while incorporating the downstream processing of base metals.

Jubilee Platinum shares jump on takeover talk

JSE- and Aim-listed Jubilee Platinum said on Friday that it was in discussions regarding a possible takeover of the company. Shares in the company surged more than 30% in Johannesburg and London after the announcement, trading as high as R3,85 a...

Sylvania and Jubilee agree Volspruit smelting deal

Platinum dump retreater Sylvania Resources has entered into an agreement with Jubilee Platinum to study a smelting and refining plant at its Volspruit mine in Limpopo. The agreement could see a scoping study delivered in February 2011, a...

Sylvania says dump operations exceed expectations

Total platinum-group metals (PGMs) production at Aim- and ASX-listed Sylvania Resources’ dump operations has further exceeded the company’s expectations in the first quarter of the 2011 financial year. Earlier this month, the company reported...

Sylvania says PGMs output exceeds target

Aim- and ASX-listed Sylvania Resources has achieved record platinum-group metals (PGMs) production of 8 621 oz in the first quarter of the year. Production for the three months ended September 30, 2010, exceeded the 8 000 oz targeted by...

Sylvania granted water licence for new Lannex tailings dam

Aim- and ASX-listed Sylvania Resources would now start construction of its new Lannex tailings dam, after being granted the required water licence, it reported on Friday. “The delays experienced in obtaining the permissions necessary for the...

Sylvania commissions R97m Doornbosch PGMs plant

Aim- and ASX-listed Sylvania Resources has commissioned its Doornbosch platinum-group metals (PGMs) and chrome recovery plant, on the eastern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, at a cost of R97-million. Doornbosch would initially produce 670...

Sylvania hires AngloGold’s Trevarthen as deputy CEO

Aim- and ASX-listed Sylvania Resources has appointed Nigel Trevarthen as its deputy CEO, with MD Terence McConnachie becoming CEO of the company. Trevarthen would take up the position on September 1 and would be responsible for the operations of...

Pan African pulls out of PGM tailings acquisition

JSE-listed Pan African Resources on Tuesday advised shareholders that it would not proceed with the proposed acquisition of a 25% stake in a platinum-group metals (PGMs) producing chromite tailings plant in the North West province. Pan African...

Pan African receives extension on CTRP due diligence

JSE- and Aim-listed Pan African Resources has received an extension to May 17, for the completion of a technical and financial due diligence study on a chromite tailings plant near Kroondal. The due diligence study forms part of its acquisition...

PGMs-miner Sylvania lifts output, revenue

South Africa-focused platinum dump retreater Sylvania Resources lifted its production by 22% to 8 294 oz in the March quarter, compared with the December quarter's 6 807 oz. The ASX- and Aim-listed company boosted its revenue by 26% to...

Daily podcast – April 15, 2010

Sylvania Resources receives approval for the establishment of a new platinum-group metals tailings facility at its Lannex mine; and Oz Minerals lifts its shipments of copper ore to BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine to more than 10% of its total output.