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DRDGOLD

DRDGOLD is a South African gold mining company specialising in the reprocessing of surface tailings and waste from historical mining operations in the Witwatersrand basin. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg and operates primarily in the Gauteng province. DRDGOLD extracts residual gold from tailings dumps left behind by earlier underground mining, using modern extraction technologies to recover gold that was uneconomical to process with older methods. The company operates two main production facilities: Ergo in the East Rand and Far West Gold Recoveries on the West Rand. DRDGOLD is listed on the JSE Limited and has a significant operational footprint in the Johannesburg area. The company's business model focuses on low-grade, high-volume surface processing, which offers a different risk and cost profile compared to conventional underground mining. Sibanye-Stillwater holds a majority stake in DRDGOLD, making it a key subsidiary within the Sibanye-Stillwater group. The company has been operating for several decades and has evolved from a traditional underground miner to a specialist surface retreatment operation, contributing to environmental rehabilitation by reprocessing old tailings.

DRDGOLD Updates


Goldplat reports solid third-quarter financial results
Goldplat reports solid third-quarter financial results
20th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Goldplat’s two gold recovery operations in South Africa and Ghana achieved a combined operating profit of £3.86-million for the quarter ended March 31, compared with an operating profit... 


An image of Northbound Processing MD Dr Duarte da Silva
Masterclass unpacks global mining waste opportunity
8th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As traditional ore grades continue to decline and global demand for critical minerals increases, historic tailings dams and mine waste deposits present strategic, high-value resource assets, with... 


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Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
8th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

DRDGOLD expects to take beneficial occupation of a portion (about one-third) of the regional tailings storage facility by the first quarter of the 2027 financial year. 


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Daggafontein tailings storage facility, South Africa – update
8th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

First deposition is expected in first quarter of the financial year ending June 30, 2027. 


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Withok tailings storage facility, South Africa – update
8th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Withok is DRDGOLD’s longer-term tailings storage facility initiative and forms part of the company's Ergo metallurgical plant's expansion plans.  


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Dr Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater highlights good safety performance amid 371% earnings upsurge
6th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Operational consistency, focused cost control and materially higher first-quarter earnings have strengthened the financial position of Sibanye-Stillwater. In an operating update for the three... 


DRDGOLD delivers strong first-quarter output, financial results
DRDGOLD delivers strong first-quarter output, financial results
6th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed DRDGOLD has delivered strong operational and financial results for the quarter ended March 31, driven by higher throughput, disciplined cost management and continued exposure to a... 


Sibanye-Stillwater chairperson Dr Vincent Maphai and CEO Dr Richard Stewart.
Sustainability remains integral Sibanye-Stillwater strategy, long-term value creator
28th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The embedding of sustainability remains integral to the strategy and long-term value creation of JSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater, which records progress across energy, water and social outcomes in... 


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How mining companies are innovating to address sustainable tailings management
24th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As South African mining companies face environmental and legacy issues brought about by the country’s long and complex mining history, it is becoming increasingly important to adopt responsible... 


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How mining companies are innovating to address sustainable tailings management
24th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As South African mining companies face environmental and legacy issues brought about by the country’s long and complex mining history, it is becoming increasingly important to adopt responsible... 


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Jagersfontein failure sees strict oversight
17th April 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

The September 2022 Jagersfontein tailings dam failure marked a shift in South Africa’s regulatory approach to tailings management and a move from compliance-based oversight to enforcement-driven... 


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Tailings retreatment, land restoration intertwined
17th April 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Recovering gold from legacy tailings storage facilities (TSFs) and restoring land are not separate objectives, but outcomes of the same activity, says gold tailings reminer DRDGOLD CEO Niël... 


An image of the various speakers who participated in Creamer Media's mine tailings webinar on April 8
Panellists emphasise importance of policy implementation for effective tailings management, land rehabilitation
9th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

While responsible tailings management and effective land rehabilitation are increasingly recognised as important for environmental protection, public health and sustainable economic development,... 


West Wits Mining chairman Michael Quinert.
Many more ‘great’ gold opportunities in SA, West Wits chair says at first gold pour
3rd April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Many more "great" opportunities exist in South Africa for gold mine development, West Wits Mining chair Michael Quinert emphasised on March 17 when the first gold pour from his new virgin rock Qala... 


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South Africa's gold producers stay in the shallows as prices surge
24th March 2026 By: Reuters

Record gold prices are pushing South Africa's beleaguered mining industry to find new ways to recover the metal that sidestep the costly deep-shaft mining of old, industry executives said. But with... 


Goldplat reports higher interim net profit, revenue
Goldplat reports higher interim net profit, revenue
18th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Goldplat says it continued to achieve strong profitable results for the six months ended December 31, 2025, with net profit having increased by 133% year-on-year to £3.28-million. The... 


West Wits Mining chairman Michael Quinert.
Many more ‘great’ gold opportunities in South Africa, West Wits chair says at first gold pour
17th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Many more "great" opportunities exist in South Africa for gold mine development, West Wits Mining chair Michael Quinert emphasised on March 17 when the first gold pour from his new virgin rock Qala... 


Sibanye-Stillwater COO South Africa Richard Cox.
Investment decision end-June on already well-infrastructured Burnstone gold project
13th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The final investment decision by Sibanye-Stillwater on the already well-infrastructured Burnstone gold project in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is being targeted for the first half of this... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
24th February 2026

This week: DRDGOLD capitalises on gold price despite lower production and, With BHP Xplor, Orion’s looking to longer-term South Africa exploration potential 


Ergo tailings retreatment South Africa
Daggafontein tailings storage facility, South Africa – update
20th February 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of the necessary infrastructure at Ergo’s Brakpan plant, and of the project’s pipeline linking the plant to the tailings storage facility, is nearing completion. 


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