Richmond dam project, South Africa

Anglo Platinum (Angloplat) hopes to build the Richmond dam to acquire the water necessary for the development of its Der Brochen and Richmond mines.

Anglo Platinum cuts ‘assumed’ capex, production, lies low on retrenchment

The world’s largest platinum company Anglo Platinum on Wednesday opted for reductions of both capital expenditure (capex) and production and lay low on making any retrenchment pronouncements. In reviewing its programme in the light of the...

Potgietersrust Platinum (PPRust) North Expansion project, South Africa

The PPRust North Expansion project will increase milling capacity at PPRust from the current 385 000 t/m, producing 200 000 platinum ounces a year, to 985 000 t/m and producing an additional 230 000 platinum ounces a year.

Potgietersrust Platinum (PPRust) North expansion project, South Africa

The expansion project will increase milling capacity at PPRust from the current 385 000 t/m to 985 000 t/m .

Angloplat calls for clarity on additional power allocations

State-owned power producer Eskom needs more pressure to provide industry with clarity concerning South Africa's power crisis an official at world number-one platinum producer Anglo Platinum (Angloplat) said on Monday. This came after...

Mototolo mine, South Africa

Anglo Platinum (Angloplat) and Xstrata Alloys have formed the Mototolo joint venture (JV) to develop a platinum-group metals (PGM) mine and concentrator on the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex in Mpumalanga.

Angloplat, Nkwe settle dispute, looking to exploit synergies

After having reached a settlement over five contested exploration properties, world number-one platinum producer Anglo Platinum (Angloplat), junior Nkwe Platinum, black-owned Genorah Resources, and diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals (Arm)...

Angloplat worker dies at Limpopo mine

South African platinum producer Anglo Platinum spokesperson Trevor Raymond confirmed on Tuesday that there had been a fatality at the company's Potgietersrust mine, in Limpopo, last week.

South African miners resume output

South Africa's top-three gold producers were by Wednesday all starting to ramp up production, after all the country's biggest miners were forced to halt production late last week, when power utility Eskom told them it could not guarantee...

Angloplat worker drowns in flooded Amandelbult mine

It is a grim irony that world number-one platinum producer Anglo Platinum (Angloplat) confirmed on Monday the death of a worker at its Amandelbult mine earlier in the day, when staff had been only sent underground to "secure assets and...

SA miners’ production still halted, output may resume this week

South African mines on Monday continued to receive only a portion of their power supply from troubled national electricity utility, Eskom, enough to maintain the safety of operations, but not enough to restart production of precious metals. The...

Electricity crisis shuts SA mines, smelters

Some of the world's largest gold and platinum producers stopped underground mining operations at all their South African mines on Friday, sending commodity prices to fresh records. This comes as South Africa's power utility, Eskom, said...