There is still strong global demand for key commodities like gold and PGMs, which is supporting the performance of the sector in South Africa.

ROODEPOORT, South Africa (AP) – Julius Mthembu’s mud-spattered face lit up as he held a tin pan and pointed to the glimmering flecks of hope lying among sand and water: gold. The find meant the ...

That’s how an unknown number of unauthorized miners — believed to be in the hundreds — have been surviving for weeks, possibly months, over a mile deep underground in a disused mine shaft in the South ...

In this week’s Miningweb Weekly, veteran analyst Peter Major joins Alec Hogg to unpack the latest in the global commodities ...

Name of the Project TGME underground gold mining project. Location Mpumalanga, South Africa. Project Owner/s Gold mining development company Theta Gold Mines. Project Description The project aims to ...

Hundreds of illegal miners are trapped underground in a derelict Stilfontein mine in South Africa. While the human cost has sparked outrage, questions remain over who is responsible for the escalating ...

Theta Gold Mines continues to progress development of its high-grade TGME gold mine in South Africa with all contractors mobilised as bulk earthworks ramp up on schedule.

The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its ...

Gold mining has a long history in West Africa, with economies based on the precious metal. But today, a large chunk of Ghana's gold revenues vanish into the unofficial, and untraceable, trade.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Sleeping next to decomposing corpses and surviving on a foul mixture of toothpaste mixed with toilet paper. That's how an unknown number of unauthorized miners — believed ...