Six die in Lonmin violence
UPDATED: Four Lonmin employees and two police officers have been killed in
various incidents of suspected inter-union conflict at the company’s Western
Platinum operations.
Rules on exploiting minerals on sea bed possible by end-2020, says...
RULES on exploiting minerals locked in the seabed could be agreed by the end of 2020, said Reuters citing an official from the United...
“I am fit,” Zimbabwe’s Mugabe declares
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe declared he was fit and well despite Wikileaks cables suggesting he had prostate cancer and that he would pass away in three to five years.
Wesizwe Platinum back on track
Wesizwe Platinum shares have responded positively to the news that a proposed takeover deal with a Chinese consortium has been confirmed.
Vedanta dismay as Zambia High Court rejects application, Lungu lines up...
VEDANTA Resources expressed dismay at a High Court decision in Lusaka today in which the judge rejected the firm's application to be joined to liquidation...
AngloGold appoints interim CFO while it seeks replacement following Ramon retirement
IAN Kramer had been appointed interim chief financial officer for AngloGold Ashanti effective from July 1 following the early retirement of Christine Ramon, the...
Venkat quits AngloGold Ashanti to become CEO of Vedanta
AngloGold Ashanti CEO Srinivasan “Venkat” Venkatakrishnan has resigned and will leave the group at the end of August to become CEO of diversified...
Congo and Rwanda forge minerals cooperation pact
RWANDA and the Democratic Republic of Congo have established preliminary terms for a regional economic partnership, addressing Kinshasa's longstanding concerns about the exploitation of...
RBPlat to start Styldrift I in 2017 citing “cautious” market optimism
ROYAL Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) is to press ahead with mining at its R10.5bn Styldrift project in January after delaying its commissioning last year, saying...
De Beers discovers kimberlite in Angola three years after return
DE Beers has made its first kimberlite discovery in Angola for thirty years, said Reuters citing an announcement from the Anglo American subsidiary on...


















