Harmony slides on Q3 output decline
Disruptions at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine was behind the expected 15% decline in third quarter gold production.
SA mining cannot keep relying on courts to regulate industry
THE recent judgment in the court case between the Chamber of Mines and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) over the once-empowered, always-empowered principle...
De Beers rough diamond sales total $660m in third cycle
DE BEERS' rough diamond sales totalled $660m in the third cycle of 2016 reflecting a "reasonably positive trend", said Philippe Mellier, CEO of the...
NUM: Black elite behind nationalisation
SA's biggest union, the National Union of Mineworkers, says the BEE elite may be funding the ANC Youth League to push the nationalisation agenda.
Transnet acting CEO resigns
Chris Wells, who has acted as Transnet group CEO since March 2009, will leave at the end of March 2011, according to the Transnet board.
Anglo’s head of coal July Ndlovu appointed chairman of World Coal...
ANGLO American Coal CEO, July Ndlovu, has been appointed chairman of the World Coal Association (WCA), the association said in a statement Thursday.
"We find...
Afrimat pulls out of $45m Gravenhage manganese deal in dispute over...
AFRIMAT, a Johannesburg-listed miner, said the proposed purchase of the Gravenhage manganese project in South Africa's Northern Cape would not proceed principally because the...
Platinum price rise justified and sustainable
THE 87% improvement in the platinum price this year was a sustainable improvement as it was supported by a supply deficit in the metal,...
Load-shedding will stymie new mining investments if Eskom allows it to...
THE latest round of load-shedding imposed by Eskom, the government-owned power utility, would stymie new investment in the country's mining sector just as demand...
Nationalisation of SA mines already underway
Mining law expert Hulme Scholes believes SA mining companies are not focused on the very real danger of their operations being nationalised.