Posts Tagged ‘south’

Platinum miners in South Africa have 20 days to provide ideas on lapsed and revoked mineral rights as the government looks to drive forward exploration in the country, reports Mining Weekly. A Government Gazette notice inviting comments on the... Full story

Xanadu Mines has acquired two licences in the highly prospective South Gobi porphyry belt in southern Mongolia. The Amgalant and Argalant province copper-gold exploration licences cover about 1000sqkm in relatively underexplored territory about 110km... Full story

The stresses that have afflicted South Africa's platinum miners for the best part of a year appear to be coming to a head. Full story

- Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contractual agreement with Consulmet Metals Limited of South Africa to complete a Full story

Aquarius Platinum CEO, Stuart Murray, announced frustration with the platinum industry due to strikes, regulatory hurdles and PGM oversupply. Murray laid out a litany of complaints in the company’s 2Q production results that were released on Tuesday . Aquarius Platinum’s attributable production for the second quarter decreased by four percent quarter-on-quarter to 105,629 PGM ounces. Full story

BHP Billitonis “rapidly spending” the $1.2 billion it promised the South Australian government it would invest in the lead up to the mining giant's decision on whether to proceed with the expansion of the Olympic Dam mine, says Premier Jay Weatherill. Full story

BHP Billiton has bought up several exploration tenements near its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. Full story

A new survey out Tuesday shows South Africa’s appeal for mining investment has declined dramatically since 2006. Full story

South African platinum group metal production was down 2.7 percent for the three months ended November 2011 compared with the three months ended August 2011. Statistics South Africa released its  Mining: Production and sales report on Tuesday . Full story

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Jan. Full story