Saudi PGM smelter proposal may test SA Govt’s loyalties
PLATINUM Group Metals, a Canadian company better known by its Toronto trading code, PTM, has submitted a proposal to the government that will force...
Elliott Management to invest in mineral assets worth $1bn
ACTIVIST investor Elliott Management is setting up a company that aims to buy undervalued mining assets worth $1bn, according to an updated report by...
Anglo’s Wanblad says “nothing off the table” in portfolio review
ANGLO American CEO Duncan Wanblad on Thursday unveiled a "systematic" review of the group's portfolio in which he promised "further actions" aimed at unwinding...
Madagascan president’s ex-aide convicted of offering mining licence for bribes
MADAGASCAN President Andry Rajoelina's ex-chief of staff was convicted in a London court on Tuesday of offering to help precious stone miner Gemfields win...
Transnet to name new executive appointments by month-end
TRANSNET was expected to finalise the appointment of a new permanent CEO and someone to head its largest division, Transnet Freight Rail by the...
Glencore skips top-up dividend as focus falls on coal demerger
GLENCORE will skip the 'top up' dividend this year telling shareholders its focus was on concluding the previously announced $6.93bn cash takeover of Elk...
SA mining fears Govt’s new cadastre is no quick fix
IN January, South Africa’s department of mineral resources & energy (DMRE) finally unveiled its preferred technology provider for a new minerals cadastre. The cadastre,...
Anglo facing ‘uphill battle on the trust front’, says bank
ANGLO American had an uphill task in winning back the trust of investors, according to analysts at Bank of America.
Commenting in a report on...
Miners in Sahel coup crisis turn to ‘back channel engagements’
THE rolling coups in the Sahel region in Africa expose mining companies operating there to numerous risks which requires 'back-channel engagements' with the new...
Africa warned against imposing export bans on minerals
AFRICA has been warned to steer clear of export bans on undeveloped minerals until infrastructural deficits are tackled.
Benedikt Sobotka of Kazakh miner Eurasian Resources...