Media releases
02 December 2009
DRDGOLD and Aurora announced today that they have signed a Heads of Agreement relating to an offer in terms of which Aurora will acquire a 60% interest in Blyvoor for R296.2 million with effect from 1 December 2009.
02 December 2009
DRDGOLD and Aurora announced today that Aurora has made, and DRDGOLD has accepted, a firm offer to acquire a 60% interest in DRDGOLD SAs wholly owned Blyvoor.
18 November 2009
DRDGOLD Limited last night rejected a public announcement made earlier in the day by trade union Solidarity that the company intends to retrench 1 300 employees at its 74%-owned Blyvooruitzicht gold mine near Carletonville.
12 November 2009
DRDGOLD Limited announced today that the High Court of South Africa has approved its application for a judicial management order over the companys 74%-owned Blyvoor operation.
09 November 2009
In a bid to save its 74%-owned Blyvoor mine from liquidation DRDGOLD Limited intends applying to the High Court of South Africa for a judicial management order over the struggling operation.
22 October 2009
DRDGOLD Limited today announced a 1% decrease in gold production to 57 292oz for the quarter ended 30 September 2009.
12 October 2009
DRDGOLD Limited announced today that a wage-related strike by some 3 900 employees in the National Union of Mineworkers recognition unit at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Limited operation is over.
08 October 2009
DRDGOLD Limited announced today that a wage-related strike by some 500 employees in the National Union of Mineworkers recognition unit at the Crown Gold Recoveries surface retreatment operations, have returned to work.
30 September 2009
DRDGOLD said today that wage-related strike action by a total of 4 400 employees in the National Union of Mineworkers recognition units at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company Limited and Crown Gold Recoveries Limited operations, which are held by the companys 74%-owned subsidiary, DRDGOLD South African Operations Limited, has entered its third week.
29 September 2009
DRDGOLD wishes to confirm that its annual report containing its audited annual financial results will be posted today.
14 September 2009
DRDGOLD and Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited announced today that they have withdrawn their excessive pricing complaint against ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited.
14 September 2009
DRDGOLD Limited announced today that its Blyvoor, ERPM and Crown operations have signed a two-year wage settlement with UASA.
26 August 2009
DRDGOLD Limited announced today that it has advised unions of its intention to right-size the Blyvooruitzicht operations.
20 August 2009
DRDGOLD Limited today announced a final dividend of 5 SA cents per share for the year ended 30 June 2009, compared with 10 cents in the previous year.
22 July 2009
The Mintails board has advised DRDGOLD that it has rejected the offer to acquire all of its South African business assets, excluding its interest in West Wits Mining Limited.
29 June 2009
DRDGOLD Limited has announced that ASX-listed Mintails has conditionally accepted an offer by DRDGOLD to acquire all of Mintails South African business assets except its interest in underground explorer West Wits Mining Limited (WWI).
24 April 2009
DRDGOLD Limited has announced a 38% rise in operating profit to R129.9 million for the quarter ended 31 March 2009.
01 April 2009
The company is pleased to announce that, at the general meeting held yesterday to consider the acquisition by the DRDGOLD group of the 50% interest held by the Mintails group in the Elsburg Gold Mining Joint Venture, all the resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities of votes.
06 February 2009
DRDGOLD today reported a 65% increase in operating profit to R94.3 million and a 30% rise in headline earnings per share to 13.6 South African cents for the quarter ended 31 December 2008.
26 January 2009
DRDGOLD wishes to advise that underground operations at the No 5 shaft of the Blyvooruitzicht mine held by DRDGOLD South African Operations (Pty) Limited resumed at the start of the night shift on Thursday 22 January 2009.
20 January 2009
Consultations in terms of Section 189A of the Labour Relations Act regarding the future of employees affected by the placing on care and maintenance of the underground operations of the Boksburg-based ERPM mine of DRDGOLD SA have been concluded.
18 January 2009
Work is under way to bring to surface some 167 underground workers who are currently safe in rescue bays at the No 5 Shaft of DRDGOLD South African Operations (Pty) Limited’s Blyvooruitzicht gold mine near Carletonville
18 January 2009
DRDGOLD is pleased to report that all 167 employees at the No 5 shaft, Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, near Carletonville, have been safely brought to surface
