Twickenham platinum mine project, South Africa

Work on the Twickenham platinum mine is reportedly progressing well and is expected to gain momentum after being delayed by three years.

Anooraq hikes wages 9%, studies synergies with Amplats

Anooraq Resources, which owns the Bokoni platinum mine in South Africa together with Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), on Wednesday said it agreed to a 8% to 9% a year wage increase for workers at the operation, effective July 1. The company...

Tjate platinum project on track

Mining exploration and development company Jubilee Platinum’s Tjate platinum project, on the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex, is continuing, with nine new drill holes having been completed in the last quarter of 2010.

R20-million turnkey contract for Mototolo mine

Engineering projects firm TWP has been awarded a R20-million turnkey contract for a new materials handling system at the Mototolo mine's concentrator, scheduled for completion in February 2011. The platinum-group metals mine is a joint venture...

Platinum – supplies, mining and exploration

South African production of platinum in concentrate rose by 10%, to 1,24-million ounces in the first half of last year from platinum-group metals (PGMs) producer Anglo Platinum (Angloplat).

SA mine strike 'counterproductive', says Chamber

South Africa's Chamber of Mines (CoM) was "disappointed" with the strike that curbed mining production in the country on Wednesday, saying that the action was "counterproductive", senior executive Frans Barker told Mining Weekly Online. He said...

Jubilee appoints project manager, BFS contractor for Tjate

Junior miner Jubilee Platinum on Tuesday said that it had appointed ex-Anglo American man Mike Marsden as project manager at its flagship Tjate project, positioned near Steelpoort, as well as Bryanston-based Mineral Corporation to carry out a...

Podcast - June 1, 2007

In this podcast: Brian Gilbertson heads the creation of a resources investment fund: Angloplat invests in skills development; and Kumba squares up for a fight in Senegal.

Angloplat to build R283m training facility

The board of the world's largest platinum miner, Anglo Platinum (Angloplat), has approved the establishment of a R283-million mine training centre at the Twickenham mine, in Limpopo, to train 2 000 new mining employees a year, the firm...

Local company awarded more than R8-bn in new projects

In the final quarter of 2006, the TWP group secured seven new contracts with a combined value of more than R8-billion.

Full throttle on platinum projects

The world’s leading platinum producer, Anglo Platinum (AngloPlat) is moving full steam ahead with its planned expansion portfolio designed to lift its yearly production to 3,5-million ounces by 2006.

Turnkey contractor appointed for R800m concentrator plant project

Vhumbanani Projects, a new 50:50 joint-venture company between Dowding Reynard and Associates (DRA) and Townsend, Van der Walt and Partners (TWP), has been appointed as the engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) contractor...