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Platinum CEOs say mechanisation not a panacea

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Mechanisation, whilst the mining method of the future, is not the panacea for all mines, say CEOs from Impala Platinum and Anglo American Platinum.

China’s Baosteel takes SA Govt to court

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A series of delays in hearing a dispute over overlapping prospecting rights will see mines minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi face his first court challenge.

Implats unveils sweeping 5-year restructure

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Impala Platinum has unveiled a four-year restructuring of its Rustenburg mine in which it would merge shafts, slow development of another, and halve capex.

Pan African rebuts claim Shanduka interferes

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Pan African delivered interim figures as per market expectations but had to bat away questions about the influence of BEE partner, Shanduka in its affairs.

SA miners slapped with electricity levy hike

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Intensive energy users face an additional levy as the South African government studies loopholes - a tax that will stay in place until the carbon tax is instituted.

AMCU agreed to centralised gold wage talks

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The Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union agreed to centralised bargaining in the gold sector this year when it signed recognition agreements.

DRDGold hoping to win back value investors

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Improving the share price and growing DRDGold turns on winning back the interest of value investors, and that means operating consistency.

Petmin to continue share buy-backs

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Petmin turned in solid interim results with its share gaining heavily, but the firm still believes ahead of an asset unbundling that the stock is under-valued.

Lonmin to lose turnaround expert Viljoen

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Lonmin suffers a blow as its COO Johan Viljoen resigns less than a year after taking up the challenge of the group's operational turnaround.

Harmony delivers Kusasalethu miners safely

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The gold producer said all 486 miners were returned to surface safely, but the suspension of mining is another blow to the operation.