Mitsui leads race for stake in First Quantum’s Zambia mines
JAPAN'S Mitsui & Co is in poll position to buy a stake in the Zambian copper mines of First Quantum Minerals, according to a...
Kibo closing coal supply agreements with regional producers for Benga
COALÂ purchase agreements with potential suppliers to the Benga Power Plant Project in Mozambique were progressing, said Kibo Energy, the company which is driving the...
Lonmin write down an omen of stricken sector
Lonmin's announcement that it would write-down up to R2.05bn in assets would be the first of many in the stricken platinum sector, analysts said.
NUM planning Eskom strike in May as unbundling fears mount
THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is planning a five-day strike at Eskom in protest against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s February proposals to split the...
NMDC to go it alone for Riversdale
State-run Indian iron ore miner NMDC may bid independently for a stake in Africa-focused Riversdale Mining, according to a report
Unions threaten to intensify rail and port strike after rejecting Transnet...
SOUTH African rail and port unions today rejected a revised pay offer by state-owned utility Transnet and said they would intensify a strike underway...
Num says Implats faces strike
The National Union of Mineworkers says it is heading for a strike at Impala Platinum because of a wage dispute.
Shabangu ‘doesn’t answer to ANCYL’
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu did not need to report back to the ANC Youth League about her position against the nationalisation of mines, her spokesperson says.
Anglo net debt may spur Amplats sales
Amplats seems to have upped the pace on its divestment programme, an interesting development that may be spurred by Anglo's concern with net debt.
Anooraq soon to be ‘Atlatsa’
Anooraq says it will proceed with its proposed name change to Atlatsa Resources, following the approval of the move by the TSX Venture Exchange.