Trump victory bullish for gold as policy uncertainty begins
PANIC that sent gold to a six week high as it became apparent Donald Trump would glide to an surprise victory in the US...
Rio suspends executive as $10.5m Simandou payment surfaces
THE scandal and murky dealings that have characterised Guinea's Simandou iron ore project permeated into the affairs of Rio Tinto following an investigation into...
Gordhan throws weight behind R58bn renewable IPP plan
FINANCE minister Pravin Gordhan threw his weight behind South Africa's renewable independent power producer (IPP) programme amid criticism, most notably by Eskom CEO, Brian...
SA’s mining bosses defend multi-million rand pay cheques
AN audience poll at the Joburg Indaba conference earlier this month found that 53.4% of those who attended – around several hundred – thought...
Different strokes for different folks in Ghana
“Constant engagement” with government and “continuous education in terms of what we are doing so they know what is coming or is not coming”...
Investors urged to sell platinum shares amid signs of correction
GOLDMAN Sachs has urged investors to sell their platinum shares which are starting to correct amid uninspiring fundamentals for the metal's demand.
"The stocks in...
Gold shares backed to climb higher as the world grows crazier
GOLD shares may have improved 70% this year, but there was further upside for companies mining the metal especially as the gold price was...
SA mining’s response to Govt dereliction proves we are not lost
AS embarrassing as Sipho Pityana's statements last week about President Jacob Zuma may have been to government officials participating in an investment roadshow, those...
Froneman delivers unflinching view of SA mining legacy, calls for rapprochement
SOUTH Africa's mining industry must acknowledge past deeds of inhumanity and immorality before it could shape a future in which it overcame the hostile...
Safety audits underpin dysfunctional DMR, industry relationship
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, came up with an interesting illustration of how the increasing number of safety audits conducted on South Africa’s mines...