Felix Njini

Johannesburg

Africa Mining Correspondent at Reuters

Mining Correspondent for @ReutersAfrica. Ex Bloomberg. Opinions Mine. Retweets Aren’t Endorsements.

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Harmony Gold agrees to buy Australian Mac Copper for R18bn

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Felix Njini |Melanie Burton

Harmony Gold, South Africa's top gold producer by volume, has agreed to buy Australian miner Mac Copper in a deal worth $1.03bn (R18.42bn) as it steps up a diversification into copper. Johannesburg-based Harmony said it is offering $12.25 (R219.18) per Mac Copper share in the cash deal, a 20.7% premium to the stock's closing price in New York on Friday. Mac Copper said its board unanimously backs the offer.
Harmony Gold agrees to buy Australian Mac Copper for $1 billion

1 week ago | ca.marketscreener.com | Felix Njini

Published on 2025-05-27 at 02:10, updated on 2025-05-27 at 03:13 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Harmony Gold, South Africa's top gold producer by volume, has agreed to buy Australian miner Mac Copper Ltd in a deal worth $1.03 billion as it steps up a diversification into copper. Johannesburg-based Harmony said it is offering $12.25 per Mac Copper share in the cash deal, a 20.7% premium to the stock's closing price in New York on Friday.
África do Sul: trabalhadores são resgatados depois de horas presos em mina

2 weeks ago | cnnbrasil.com.br | Tim Cocks |Felix Njini

Quase um terço dos 260 trabalhadores presos no subsolo após um acidente em uma mina de ouro na África do Sul foram trazidos à superfície na sexta-feira (23), informou a empresa, enquanto o sindicato confirmou que não houve feridos. Os mineiros ficaram presos no subsolo depois que o sistema de içamento usado para acessar um poço na mina de ouro Kloof – uma das mais profundas da empresa Sibanye, situada a cerca de 60 km a oeste de Joanesburgo – foi danificado em um acidente na quinta-feira (22).
Sibanye says 289 workers trapped in South African gold mine

2 weeks ago | zawya.com | Felix Njini |Bhargav Acharya |Bate Felix |Joe Bavier

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater said on Friday that efforts were under way to rescue 289 mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg. The workers were safe and gathered at an assembly point in the underground gold mine, one of the company's deepest located around 60 km (37 miles) west of Johannesburg, it said.
Sibanye working to rescue nearly 300 trapped miners

2 weeks ago | shorturl.at | Felix Njini

Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. Picture: UNSPLASH/DEON HUA Sibanye Stillwater said on Friday that rescue efforts were under way for 289 mine workers trapped underground at its Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg.
Sibanye workers begin to surface after accident at South African gold mine

2 weeks ago | ca.marketscreener.com | Tim Cocks |Felix Njini

Published on 2025-05-23 at 03:17, updated on 2025-05-23 at 11:30 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Nearly a third of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were brought to the surface on Friday, the company said, as a senior union official confirmed there had been no injuries.
None of the 260 miners stuck underground in Sibanye accident are hurt, some emerge

2 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Tim Cocks |Felix Njini

Published on 05/23/2025 at 03:17, updated on 05/23/2025 at 10:02 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -None of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa have been injured or killed, a senior union official said on Friday, as the company said 79 had been brought to the surface.
Sibanye workers begin to surface after accident at South African gold mine

2 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Tim Cocks |Felix Njini

Published on 05/23/2025 at 03:17, updated on 05/23/2025 at 11:30 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Nearly a third of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were brought to the surface on Friday, the company said, as a senior union official confirmed there had been no injuries.
Exclusive-China’s CMOC calls on Congo to lift cobalt export ban, sources say

2 weeks ago | 933thedrive.com | Felix Njini |Pratima Desai

By Felix Njini and Pratima DesaiJOHANNESBURG/ LONDON (Reuters) – China’s CMOC Group, the world’s top cobalt mining company, called on Democratic Republic of Congo last week to lift a ban on exports of the battery metal, which is currently due to expire next month, three sources told Reuters. Congo, the world’s leading cobalt producing country, imposed the four-month ban in February in an attempt to curb surpluses as cobalt prices touched nine-year lows around $10 a lb, or $22,000 a metric ton.
Exclusive-China's CMOC Calls on Congo to Lift Cobalt Export Ban, Sources Say

2 weeks ago | money.usnews.com | Felix Njini |Pratima Desai

ReutersFILE PHOTO: A copper and cobalt mine run by Sicomines is seen in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2015. Picture taken May 30, 2015. REUTERS/Aaron Ross/File PhotoBy Felix Njini and Pratima DesaiJOHANNESBURG/ LONDON (Reuters) - China's CMOC Group, the world's top cobalt mining company, called on Democratic Republic of Congo last week to lift a ban on exports of the battery metal, which is currently due to expire next month, three sources told Reuters.