IN her recent FM column, Ann Crotty makes an argument that deserves a serious answer. The JSE’s problem, she writes, is not that raising capital is hard, but that there is little demand for it. One ...

THARISA founder Loucas Pouroulis is stepping down from the board after more than 15 years as chair, handing the role to lead independent director Carol Bell. Pouroulis, who has chaired Tharisa since ...

WHY would Gold Fields want to buy Northern Star Resources, Australia’s 1.5 million ounce-a-year gold miner, as reported by ...

INDUSTRIAL metals fell on Wednesday as traders weighed the outlook for US interest rates against shifting oil prices, Bloomberg reported. Copper retreated from near-record levels after a six-day ...

THE US will prohibit exports of certain used critical minerals as it moves to secure military supply chains and reduce reliance on China for metals, said the Financial Times. The Bureau of Industry ...

TRANSNET is seeking a private partner to help expand and operate a key manganese export corridor in a project that could cost ...

SYLVANIA Platinum has cut the long-term chrome production forecast for its Thaba Joint Venture after finding lower ore grades than expected. The AIM-listed, platinum group metal and chrome producer ...

GHANA is drawing up its most extensive rewrite of mining rules in twenty years – a move that would sharply cut how long companies can run mines in Africa’s top gold producer before having to renew ...

IT’S a busy time for Perth-based West African Resources which recently registered first production from Kiaka, a gold mine in Burkina Faso. This is the second operation for the growing producer, with ...

SHARES in gold mining companies surged on Monday after bullion prices climbed to a record $5,100 per ounce, extending a historic rally fuelled by safe-haven demand amid geopolitical tensions and ...

KENMARE Resources downgraded its ilmenite production forecast for this year owing to delays at a $341m project aimed at accessing a new section of the company’s Moma mine in Mozambique. The UK-listed ...