BHP retains coal business as miners, investors take nuanced view of...
BHP'S announcement on Thursday it would retain its New South Wales Energy Coal (NSWEC) business has provided further evidence of a shift in attitudes to decarbonisation,...
Can Ben Magara make the difference at Exxaro?
WHEN Ben Magara was officially named CEO of Exxaro Resources, people in the room applauded; some even cheered. "They always do that," an analyst...
Nkwe Platinum lines up Zijn Mining takeover
Zijn Mining tries its luck in South Africa's platinum sector once again offering to buy
up to 29% of Nkwe Platinum and possibly take out shares owned by Genorah.
Minerals Council urges Govt. to allow private money help re-wire SA’s...
SOUTH Africa's mining industry has called on Government for a mindset overhaul in respect of the country's electricity supply, saying that load-shedding was tantamount...
RioZim to buy Namibia diamond mine as part of international expansion
RIOZIM has bought Sperrgebiet Diamond Mine in Namibia as the Zimbabwean group seeks to expand in Africa, said Bloomberg News.
"The group has been trying...
Gold Fields in R688m tax dispute with SARS
A creditable operating performance in the third quarter by Gold Fields was drowned out as another legal tussle is added to the group's corporate struggles.
Costs catching up with gold miners’ near record margins
AT this time of near-record gold prices, it’s worth asking whether JSE-listed miners of the metal have ever had it so good.
Three companies were...
SA gold firms, unions set aside July 11 for wage talks...
SOUTH Africa's gold mining companies and unions will take their places at the negotiating table on July 11 as the sides grind out a...
Perseus plays it cautiously despite solid March Q, drawing down $100m
PERSEUS Mining generated strong cash in the third (March) quarter of its financial year, but it took the precaution of drawing down on available...
Petra, a diamond miner hit twice by the illegal mining scourge
LONDON-listed Petra Diamonds provides a good example of what can happen to a mining company when it gets hit by widespread illegal mining on...