GOLD & SILVER
Gold Fields reviews 20% of SA production
 Posted: 09 May 2008 - | Gold Fields intensifies investigations into whether it can safely mine 20% of its South African production after a spate of accidents left 14 people dead in less than a week.

 GOLD & SILVER
DRDGold cracks it for once
 Posted: 09 May 2008 - | March quarterly numbers from DRDGold show what a tonic the soaring gold price can be for the old dog. The issue is whether it can maintain this kind of performance.

GOLD & SILVER
Difficulties mount at Gold Fields' South Deep
 Posted: 09 May 2008 - | South Deep's deep-level development is set back by three months because of a fatal accident. It comes after a quarter when power shortages hammered Gold Fields' South African production and put a rocket under costs.

 
 
09/05/2008 : LONMIN BOLSTERED BY STRONG METALS PRICES
09/05/2008 : HARMONY GOLD MINING REPORTS A TURNAROUND
09/05/2008 : TRANS HEX GIVEN PERMISSION TO LOOK AFTER FUCAUMA PROJECT - Charlotte Mathews
09/05/2008 : EXECUTIVE SHUFFLE AT RICHARDS BAY COAL TERMINAL - Charlotte Mathews
09/05/2008 : HARMONY GOLD ESCALATES ON THE BOURSE - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
09/05/2008 : ANGLOGOLD ADDS 1.34% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
09/05/2008 : MINING COMPANIES ESCALATE ON THE BOURSE - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
09/05/2008 : LONMIN GAINS 6.46% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
08/05/2008 : BARNES HIRED AT DRDGOLD
08/05/2008 : BHP SUBMITS DOCUMENTS
08/05/2008 : HARMONY RESULTS COMPLIMENT TO DECEIVE - Allan Seccombe
08/05/2008 : PLATINUM PRICE DRIVES LONMIN - REUTERS
 
  MINING FINANCE
SA wants to shelter miners in power crisis
 Posted: 08 May 2008 - | South Africa's government wants to protect the mining industry from any more power shortages, but outages might be inevitable as the country moves into winter and peak domestic consumption.

DIAMONDS
Trans Hex to manage troubled Fucauma
 Posted: 08 May 2008 - | Trans Hex has got its wish. It has secured management control of the embattled Fucauma diamond mine in Angola and plans to invest millions more in the operation to realise its full potential.

PLATINUM
Lonmin expansions wait for Eskom decisions
Posted: 08 May 2008 - | It was a record six months financially for Lonmin but the group continues to fall short on production targets due, in part, to its mechanisation policy.

GOLD & SILVER
Financials mask operational woes at Harmony
 Posted: 08 May 2008 - | Harmony Gold's production takes a tumble as it continues restructuring its mines and dealing with the South African power crisis. However, the strong gold price and weak rand came to the company's rescue.

 
 

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  Colombian gold deposit mystery resolved | Posted : Tue, 06 May 2008
  AngloGold raises R12bn to combat hedgebook | Posted : Tue, 06 May 2008
  TWP foresees more growth in 2008 | Posted : Mon, 05 May 2008
  Albidon to produce first nickel concentrate | Posted : Mon, 05 May 2008
  The challenges of raising exploration capital | Posted : Mon, 05 May 2008
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