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An image showing Pan African's Barberton mine

Pan African concludes 5-year wage agreement at Barberton Mines, ESOP matures

Published: 04 Jun 24

JSE-listed Pan African Resources has concluded a milestone five-year wage agreement for increases and other conditions of service with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the representative union for Category 4 to 8 bargaining unit employees, at its Barberton Mines operations. The agreed increases for the period June 1, to June 1, 2029, amounts to an average yearly increase of about 5.3% a year over the five-year period.

Yukon Metals ready to hit the ground running

Published: 04 Jun 24

Exploration newcomer Yukon Metals is ready to hit the ground running, president and CEO Rory Quinn said on Monday, announcing the completion of the acquisition of a portfolio of assets from the Berdahl family’s prospecting company. The property portfolio was built over 30 years of prospecting by the Berdahl family – the exploration team behind Snowline Gold’s portfolio of primary gold assets in Yukon.

Jacqueline Foster-Mutungu appointed MD, partner at BCG Johannesburg

Published: 04 Jun 24

Management consulting company Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has appointed Jacqueline Foster-Mutungu MD and partner in its Johannesburg office. The company says Foster-Mutungu, who has been with BCG for nearly a decade, will play a key role in the financial institutions and people and organisational practices.

Maersk sees deeper impact to world trade from Red Sea disruption

Published: 04 Jun 24

AP Moller-Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, said the world’s supply lines are more impacted than previously expected by the ripple effects coming from the congestion in the Red Sea. The Copenhagen-based container carrier raised its profit outlook late Monday as the disruptions effectively remove capacity from the global fleet and thereby boost freight rates.

National Treasury director-general Duncan Pieterse

South Africa's fiscal stance to stay balanced under coalition, Treasury says

Published: 04 Jun 24

South Africa's National Treasury intends to stick to a balanced fiscal stance under a coalition government, its director-general said on Tuesday, after the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority in last week's election. "I think that our fiscal strategy is achievable, even in a coalition environment ... because it's quite balanced," Duncan Pieterse told Reuters in an interview.

Energy Fuels eyes 5Mlb/y uranium run rate in coming years

Published: 04 Jun 24

Uranium and rare earths producer Energy Fuels is continuing to ramp up its uranium production in the US, with a targeted output of up to 500 000 lb of uranium oxide (U3O8) this year. The company operates the White Mesa mill, in Utah, where it has also demonstrated its ability to process monazite, providing mixed rare earth element (REE) carbonate to the market.

Gem recovers 172.06 ct diamond at Letšeng

Published: 04 Jun 24

London-listed diamond producer Gem Diamonds recovered a 172.06 ct Type II white diamond at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, on June 2. This is the seventh diamond greater than 100 ct recovered at the mine this year.

US imposes $2.5m in penalties on SAA, other airlines over delayed Covid refunds

Published: 04 Jun 24

The US Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Monday it has imposed $2.5-million in civil penalties in total against Lufthansa, Air France unit KLM Royal Dutch Airways and South African Airways (SAA). The civil penalties, the department said, are for significant delays in providing more than $900-million in refunds owed to passengers due to flights disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and after thousands of airline customers were forced to wait months. Of the $1.1-million penalties imposed on KLM and Lufthansa, each carrier was credited $550 000 for refunds for non-refundable tickets on US flights.

BHP faces a test of patience after $49bn Anglo bid falters

Published: 04 Jun 24

Days after BHP Group failed to secure the $49-billion takeover of smaller rival Anglo American, investors have one message for CEO Mike Henry — keep your cool. BHP argues it showed restraint in the battle for Anglo, a welcome attribute in a sector notorious for burning billions of dollars of on underwhelming projects and ill-timed acquisitions just over a decade ago. The question now is whether that discipline holds, even with all mining bosses gunning for more volume in copper, the single most coveted metal as the energy transition accelerates.

De Beers ditches man-made diamonds as it looks beyond Anglo

Published: 03 Jun 24

De Beers will ditch a controversial experiment to sell lab grown diamond jewellery, ending a six-year program that broke one of its oldest taboos. While the company long held the technology to make synthetic gems, it always refused to sell them as jewellery, fearing they would undercut the allure of natural stones. Yet as man-made stones gained traction and started competing directly with natural diamonds, De Beers launched its own jewellery brand in 2018.