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Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has published its 2025 environmental, social and governance report, showing improved water efficiency, long-term solar supply and integrated environmental management at its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe. The company reduced total water consumption to 2.32-million cubic metres from 2.8-million cubic metres in 2024 and recycled 1.01-million cubic metres of process water, while fuel use fell to 2.62-million litres from 3.3-million litres despite higher grid electricity usage.
First-quarter output falls on grade constraints, full-year guidance reaffirmedBlanket produced 14 767 oz of gold in the first quarter ended March 31, down from 18 671 oz in the same period of 2025, owing to mining sequence changes, equipment availability issues and challenging ground conditions that constrained access to higher-grade areas. CEO Mark Learmonth says measures to improve grade have been implemented and the company remains comfortable with full-year production guidance of 72 000 oz to 76 500 oz, weighted towards the second half of the year.
July Ndlovu to succeed John Kelly as Caledonia chairIndependent nonexecutive director July Ndlovu has offered to become chairperson of Caledonia, subject to board election, following John Kelly's decision to step down after the May 5 AGM. Kelly, who joined the board in May 2012 and served as chairperson for three years, will continue as a nonexecutive director if re-elected by shareholders.
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Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has released its 2025 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting progress made at the company’s flagship Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe. Caledonia...
Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has reported that the group’s financial performance in the first quarter ended March 31 benefitted from a higher gold price, which offset the impact of lower production....
Aim-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation has announced that John Kelly intends to step down as chairperson of the board with effect from the end of the company’s AGM to be held on May 5. Caledonia...
Aim-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation has reported gold production of 14 767 oz from its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, for the quarter ended March 31, compared with the 18 671 oz produced in the...
Gold miner Caledonia Mining achieved a year of strong revenue, profit and cash generation, alongside continued progress on its growth strategy across the Blanket mine and its Bilboes and Motapa...
As Southern Africa sees a renewed interest in gold investment, further progress is required to unlock sustained growth across Zimbabwe’s gold sector, where mining remains a cornerstone of the...
Gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation, which owns and operates the Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, intends to launch a private placement offering $100-million of convertible senior notes due 2033....
London-listed Caledonia Mining achieved gold production of 76 213 oz at its Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, for the year ended December 31, which the company says met increased guidance and was...
Zimbabwe has reversed plans to double its gold royalty rate to 10%, a new 2026 budget bill showed on Wednesday, following protests by miners and industry groups. A royalty rate of 5% would...
London-listed Caledonia Minerals Corporation’s operating Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, is expecting a lower level of profitability and cash generation relative to current market expectations, if...
The strong gold price, which increased by 40% to average $3 434/oz, combined with higher production, resulted in a 52% increase in revenue and a significant uplift in free cash flow for...
Former Thungela Resources CEO July Ndlovu has been appointed independent nonexecutive director of Zimbabwe-focused gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation. Ndlovu, who is also the former...
Zimbabwe-focused gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation's Blanket mine produced 19 106 oz in the third quarter ended September 30, compared with the 18 992 oz of gold produced in the third quarter...
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