Barrick’s Bristow held ‘theoretical’ talks on potential tie-up with Freeport-McMoRan
BARRICK Gold had held "theoretical" talks with US copper and gold miner, Freeport-McMoRan, about a tie-up between the two, said the Financial Times.
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It’s not in the playbook of Chris Griffith to be anything...
IT is characteristically 'front-foot' of Chris Griffith, the CEO-elect of Gold Fields, that he takes up duties at the gold company the day after...
SA gold company mergers likely but market should “look beyond the...
MERGER and acquisition (M&A) activity was back on the radar for Johannesburg-listed gold companies owing to the pullback in the gold price, and could...
Calderon says AngloGold fighting against “scars of the past” in effort...
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti was facing a credibility problem in which short-term gains were being outweighed by "scars from the past", said Alberto Calderon, the group's...
DRDGold sells mining licences
DRDGold said it had significantly derisked the business following the disposal of mining licences owned by Durban Roodepoort Deep and West Wits - a move that helped flood company coffers.
Body count continues to rise at disused Stilfontein mine
THE body count continues to rise as the standoff between illegal miners and the South African government at the disused Buffelsfontein gold mine near...
Sibanye may ice shafts if AMCU strike is well supported
SIBANYE Gold would mine surface ore stockpiles, shut down certain shafts, and operate other shafts on a partial basis if a strike called by...
Harmony to launch investigation as Kusasalethu returns to work
WORKERS at Harmony Gold's West Rand gold mine Kusasalethu returned to surface last night rather than spend a second a night underground with the...
Value of gold demand surpasses $100bn in third quarter
THE value of global gold demand passed $100bn for the first time in the third quarter as investors flocked to the metal, said the...
Lifting of Mali sanctions helps relieve gloom in Resolute Mining share...
SHARES in Resolute Mining gained just over 15% in Sydney after the company announced sanctions had been lifted on Mali where it operates the...