Record prices are breathing new life into South Africa’s ailing gold-mining industry.

The perceived governance gaps create a persistent risk premium. Projects must promise higher returns to attract funding.

Much of the continent’s gold is still untapped and require investment to overcome extraction challenges. While in 2026 Africa ...

Gold prices surged past $5,000 an ounce for the first time on Monday, extending a historic rally fuelled by geopolitical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peruvian soldiers patrol in an illegal gold-mining camp during a military operation to destroy illegal machinery and equipment ...

West Wits has upsized its recently announced placement from $27.5m to $33.74m, with investment firm Tribeca lifting its ...

South Africa's commodity-linked rand strengthened in early trade on Monday, edging closer to a 16-per-dollar level thanks to ...

Nearly a third of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater SSWJ.J gold mine in South Africa were brought to the surface on Friday, the company said, as a senior ...

Stats SA reveals a concerning 2.7% year-on-year decline in mining production for November 2025, with coal and iron ore as ...

South Africa is set to open its first new underground gold mine in 15 years – an increasingly rare event for a country that was once the world’s largest producer of the precious metal. West Wits ...

In a major advance that enables local refining of artisanal and small-scale (ASM) gold and elevates West Africa's responsible sourcing standards to a new high, South Africa’s Rand Refinery, as ...