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Moody’s: South African gold and platinum miners’ restructuring supports their credit profiles

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – The credit profiles of South African gold and platinum group metals (PGM) miners are benefitting from restructuring programmes that aim to protect the sustainability and profitability of their South African mines, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report today. The report, “Metals & Mining — South Africa, Restructuring of South African operations is credit positive for gold, PGM miners”, is now available on www.moodys.com. Moody’s subscribers can access this…

South Africa’s Biggest Gold Miner Halts Dividends as Debt Builds

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Sibanye Gold Ltd. canceled its dividend after debt ballooned while it swung to a loss, marking a series of firsts for the South African producer that’s been one of the world’s top performers in its four-year history. Sibanye will focus on cutting borrowings after its $2.2 billion purchase of U.S. platinum-group metals producer Stillwater Mining Co. earlier this year, making the payment of a cash dividend “inappropriate,” the Johannesburg-based…

Building Starts on Solar Plant to Power Burkina Faso Gold Mine

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OUAGADOUGOU (Capital Markets in Africa) – Construction has begun on a 15-megawatt solar project to help power Iamgold Corp.’s Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso, developers Eren Renewable Energy SA and Africa Energy Management Platform said Tuesday. The project, which is expected to cost $20 million, is scheduled for completion in January 2018, according to Christophe Fleurence, Eren’s vice president for business development in Africa. The developers have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with…

Gold Fields has $1 billion available for M&A – CEO

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CAPE TOWN (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African bullion producer Gold Fields has a $1 billion loan facility to draw on if it wants to pursue mergers or acquisitions, but no deals are on the immediate horizon, its chief executive said on Wednesday. “We have a $1 billion committed, unutilised facility,” Nick Holland told Reuters on the sidelines of an African mining conference in Cape Town. But he said the company did not feel…

Brexit, Trump worries push gold to highest in almost 8 weeks

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – Gold jumped more than 1 percent to its highest in nearly eight weeks on Tuesday, as excerpts of a speech to be given later by Britain’s prime minister pointed to a definitive exit from the European Union. Safe-haven assets such as gold, the Japanese yen and U.S. Treasuries benefited as investors sought refuge from the uncertainty of what a “hard Brexit” would mean for global markets. Spot gold rose 1.1…

Investec Bets on Gold With Purchase of South African Lime Miner

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JOHANNESSBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Investec Plc’s private-equity unit bought Idwala Industrial Holdings Co., a producer of lime supplying South Africa’s gold, base metal and chemical industries, as commodity prices rebound on demand from China. The buyout firm bought the business from Old Mutual Plc, Ethos Private Equity Ltd. and Kagiso Tiso Holdings Co. in December, Jacci Myburgh, the head of Old Mutual’s private equity division in Cape Town, said in an interview. He declined…

Gold hits highest in over a month on Brexit, Trump concerns

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – Gold rallied to its highest level in more than a month on Tuesday as the dollar dipped ahead of a news conference on Wednesday by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. The market is looking for more clues on Trump’s spending plans in the first speech since his shock win in November, pushing the dollar lower. The pound and stocks also slid on fears of a “hard” Brexit after British Prime Minister…

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