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Cutifani named as possible Carroll replacement

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In assessing possible candidates for the top job at Anglo American, it’s the name of AngloGold Ashanti’s Mark Cutifani that keeps cropping up.

Fever for iron ore intensifies

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Exxaro's play for African Iron comes as large investments are made globally, particularly in Australia, to develop iron ore and coal mines.

Northam Pt unlikely to mine until 2014

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As the mourning period for the late Nelson Mandela morphs into year-end holidays, there's a real risk Northam could lose up to R700m in revenue.

SA mining: comparisons incomplete

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Comparisons between the health of SA’s mining sector and some of the world’s booming jurisdictions don’t tell the full story of the local industry’s performance.

Mining licences: Who will look after water?

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Everyone agrees a one-stop mining permit shop is the way to go, but the fight to rule that shop has only just begun.

Mines, state must find joint purpose

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The ANC's State Intervention in the Minerals Sector report contains a quiver of arrows aimed at driving the private sector away from mining in SA.

Govt. must heed lesson of Implats restructure as Charter talks toil

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AFTER years resisting restructuring its cash-hungry Rustenburg shafts, Impala Platinum (Implats), under the guidance of CEO, Nico Muller, has resolved there's no time like...

What Eskom can do to give momentum to its reinvention

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THERE is a bit of impatience about regarding the pace at which South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is working to restore the country's economic...

Anglo’s ‘balance’ argument on returns informed by project pipeline

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INVESTORS were a little sniffy about Anglo American's reticence to go over and above its stated dividend policy of paying out 40% of earnings. The frustration...

South Deep, a story of the big mine that couldn’t

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THERE is a story told of how Barrick executives were seen at the 2006 Denver Gold Conference conducting 'running high fives' having earlier in...