Gold Fields’ KDC West hit by strike
Operations at Gold Fields’ KDC West gold mine have been brought to halt following
the start of a second unprotected strike in as many weeks at the gold mining firm.
Firestone to lift output on Eskom, investor talks
Coal supply negotiations with Eskom and an unnamed multinational will result
in Firestone Energy radically increasing proposed production from its Waterberg
project.
Harmony to reopen Joel mine
Harmony Gold, the world's fifth largest gold miner, says that a mine it had shut after a fatality last week will reopen with the morning shift on Wednesday.
SA chrome tax not a balanced approach to development
VALTERRA Platinum described a proposed chrome tax as not a balanced approach to economic development in South Africa.
Earlier this month, South Africa's Cabinet approved...
Grootvlei illegal miner arrests top 350
Police have arrested 358 illegal miners at Aurora Empowerment System's Grootvlei mine after a shootout at an abandoned shaft.
West facing uranium crunch as supply rerouted to Russia, China
US and European energy users are facing the threat of a decline in uranium supply as major producers such as Kazakhstan reroutes its production...
Mining CEOs see gold price heading one way
To hear mining executives tell it, gold prices have nowhere to go but up as investors flock to the yellow metal to hedge against the languishing global economy.
AngloGold suspends production guidance at Ghana mine Obuasi as seeks cause...
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti has suspended production at its Obuasi mine in Ghana indefinitely as it seeks to find the cause of an underground accident last...
Palabora production takes a dip
Copper mining company Palabora Mining, which operates South Africa's largest copper mine, has reported a 24% fall in first half copper concentrate production.
Gold soars to record high
Investors are taking stock of global economic prospects and seeking refuge in safe haven assets.