Amcu ranks swell to 20,000, turns to Amplats
The Associated Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said it had a majority
at Impala, organisational rights at Lonmin, and had been asked by Amplats mines
to canvass for support there.
Ferrox appoints HSBC as adviser
Iron ore junior Ferrox Holdings has appointed HSBC as its financial adviser in
raising capital for the development of the group’s Tivani project in Limpopo.
Randgold is back to return to the future
Randgold & Exploration, once the unofficial piggy bank of the late Brett Kebble,
is promising to provide shareholders with some welcome distraction.
Trans Hex in another Angolan deadlock
JSE-listed diamond producer Trans Hex’s latest standoff with an Angolan partner
centres on expansion funding for its remaining operating asset in that country.
Waterpan wants to go it alone for First Uranium
Waterpan Mining Consortium wants to make an offer for the whole of First
Uranium, saying it is in the final stages of raising funds.
Court deals fatal blow to expropriation claims
The state’s right to award mining licences was not expropriation, said the
Supreme Court of Appeal, upholding the legal basis on which the 2004 MPRDA
is written.
Wits Gold strategy remains “intact’
Junior miner Wits Gold says its strategy to become a profitable mid-tier gold
producer remains unchanged, despite the breakup of its proposed venture with
Pan African Resources.
Exxaro seeks fresh heat
It’s no surprise to see Exxaro Resources’ share price down 10% from highs
earlier this year, given that international coal prices have been heading
downwards.
DRDGold, Govt seek way through AMD impasse
Discussions have been opened between the Water Affairs Department and
DRDGold on a possible win-win solution to the acid mine drainage controversy.
Eastplats shutters project amid Pt margin pain
The tough conditions of the platinum market claimed its first big victim after
Eastern Platinum put its Mareesburg and Kennedy’s Vale Concentrator
project on ice.