PLATINUM
Eastplats swings to profit in Q1
 Posted: 15 May 2008 - | Increased production on the back of improved grades and tonnages combine with improved PGM prices to generate profit at Eastplats as it moves ahead with growth projects.

 ENERGY
Uranium One plunges into deep Q1 loss
 Posted: 15 May 2008 - | Uranium One had a sharp downturn in sales in the first quarter compared to a year ago, diminishing revenues and helping tilt the company into a large loss.

MARKETS
Northam breakout signals a "buy"
 Posted: 14 May 2008 - | Northam has broken out above resistance and is signally a buy, pre-empting a breakout in the rand platinum price, writes technical analyst Colin Abrams.

 
 
15/05/2008 : BHP BILLITON CONCLUDES SALE - Charlotte Mathews
14/05/2008 : OANDO STILL IN TLAKS - SENS
14/05/2008 : CEO FOCUSES ON SAFETY AT ANGLO PLATINUM - Justin Brown
14/05/2008 : ANGLO STILL IN TALKS WITH SKORPION WORKERS - BLOOMBERG
13/05/2008 : BHP TRANSFERS STAKE TO PETRA - Allan Seccombe
13/05/2008 : WANBALD TO TAKE OVER - SENS
13/05/2008 : SCAW METALS GETS NEW CEO - SENS
13/05/2008 : ANGLO PLAT APPOINTS CEO - SENS
13/05/2008 : RIO TINTO LIKELY TO BUY - BLOOMBERG
13/05/2008 : BHP BILLITON ACQUIRES ANGLO POTASH - BLOOMBERG
13/05/2008 : DRD GOLD GAINS ON THE BOURSE - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
12/05/2008 : SALLIES RIGHTS OFFER - SENS
 
  MINING FINANCE
Problems underlie First Quantum's record quarter
 Posted: 14 May 2008 - | Zambia's tax changes and the inability to ship Lonshi concentrate south to Zambia from the DRC are amongst the problems First Quantum faced in the March quarter.

PLATINUM
New Anglo Platinum CEO lays out priorities
 Posted: 13 May 2008 - | INTERVIEW -- Safety, operational performance, expansion plans and community relations are among the top priorities to address, says new Anglo Platinum CEO Neville Nicolau.

DIAMONDS
BHP abandons Angola diamond search
 Posted: 13 May 2008 - | BHP Billiton is pulling out of the diamond joint venture it has with Petra Diamonds in Angola. Analysts ask if this opens the door for another partner and whether Petra can go it alone in a very difficult country in which to operate.

JUNIORS
Freeport McMoRan walks away from Ndola
 Posted: 13 May 2008 - | Freeport McMoRan has decided not to pursue its rights to earn up to 70% of a copper project in Zambia it was working on with African Eagle.

 
 

  MDM to add two more construction projects | Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008
  Pamodzi to raise $50m by end-May | Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008
  Gold Fields reviews 20% of SA production | Posted : Fri, 09 May 2008
  DRDGold cracks it for once | Posted : Fri, 09 May 2008
  Difficulties mount at Gold Fields' South Deep | Posted : Fri, 09 May 2008
  SA wants to shelter miners in power crisis | Posted : Thu, 08 May 2008
  Trans Hex to manage troubled Fucauma | Posted : Thu, 08 May 2008
  Lonmin expansions wait for Eskom decisions | Posted : Thu, 08 May 2008
  Financials mask operational woes at Harmony | Posted : Thu, 08 May 2008
  Average silver price seen rising in 2008 | Posted : Wed, 07 May 2008