Platinum demand surplus to top 500,000 oz in 2018 as jewellery...
THERE would be a demand surplus in platinum of 505,000 ounces in 2018 as consumption of the metal in jewellery failed to fire and...
Mandela is Aurora’s likely scapegoat
Zondwa Mandela is likely to be the fall guy for the Aurora debacle as the company
faces an inquiry to determine whether there are grounds for fraud and theft charges.
DRDGold to reset growth sights in two years
DRDGold said it wanted to extract the value of its newly commissioned circuit and then would spend time thinking about how to grow the company more aggressively.
Sibanye lifts equity in Stillwater deal to R17bn amid debt fears
SIBANYE Gold is to increase the equity portion of its $2.2bn (R29.5bn) bid for Stillwater to more than half the total following meetings with...
SA Govt likely to miss year-end MPRDA deadline
THE South African government would struggle to meet a self-imposed year-end deadline for the promulgation of the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill...
Gold unfazed over elections
The outcome of US mid-term elections will not have any direct impact on gold, but it may be positive for the dollar on hopes for more fiscal austerity.
Zimbabwe ‘owns’ 51% of non-compliant mines
Zimbabwe's indigenisation minister says the state now owns 51% of all mines that have not complied with the countries local ownership laws, according to Reuters.
Petra and Trans Hex to size up Finsch
Petra Diamonds and Trans Hex look the most obvious contendors to buy the Finsch diamond mine but De Beers could find these negotiations a lot tougher than those over the sale of its Cullinan mine.
BHP joins Rio in warning of tougher times to come for...
BHP joined Rio Tinto in warning of tougher times to come for the mining sector owing to rising inflation and the impact on demand as a...
Caledonia Mining expects to unveil first deal in expansion strategy by...
CALEDONIA Mining expected to announce the first acquisition of an expansion strategy in its Zimbabwe base by year-end, said Bloomberg News, citing the company.
Caledonia...