The late Brian Gilbertson is a true mining legend
THE term “mining industry legend” gets bandied about a lot whenever some well-known industry executive dies but it’s one that Brian Gilbertson – who passed away in December –…
Gemfields sells iconic luxury brand Fabergé for $50m
GEMFIELDS is to sell iconic jewellery brand Fabergé for $50m in a development that helps bolster the miner’s under-pressure balance sheet. The buyer is US-based private…
Exxaro gets the edge in tricky manganese consolidation
AFTER casting its line far and wide for three years to diversify from thermal coal production, Exxaro Resources now has its foot in the door in the Northern Cape’s manganese…
Gemfields to restart Kagem mining as emeralds recover
GEMFIELDS said on Thursday it will restart open pit mining at its Kagem emerald mine in Zambia after pausing production for four months amid subdued market prices, and as part of…
The Jo’burg network behind Zanaga iron ore revival
ONCE upon a time CEOs of companies as grand as Anglo American migrated to a beachside villa or golfing redoubt when they retired. Not today. Take the list of investors stumping…
Appian Capital to return Namibia’s Rosh Pinah zinc mine to its former glory
PRIVATE equity firm Appian Capital Advisory has swooped on Trevali Mining Corp.’s Rosh Pinah zinc mine after the Vancouver firm put assets into liquidation in October. The mine,…