TODAY In Gold & Silver ›

Aurora fighting rising tide of discontent

by Miningmx reporter | Fri, 19 Mar 2010

Aurora Empowerment Systems is struggling hard to make sense of its marginal gold mines Grootvlei and the Orkney shafts, and is now facing accusations of fraud. Read ›

LATEST COMMENT (comment here)

›

Multimedia

LATEST PODCAST | Pallinghurst steps up its game | 18 Mar 2010 - › More

The MiningMX team delves deeper into the improved results of Gem Diamond and looks at Pallinghurst R ... Listen ›

RADIO WRAP | More ›

› First Uranium rescue plan good for Simmers too - Bernard Swanepoel |

› Chamber's proposal gives an "almost bearable" alternative - Dick Kruger, CoM |

Markets

JSE Stocks Lookup

METAL	VALUE	CHANGE
Brent	79.80	0.00
Gold	1107.00	-20.13
Platinum	1607.00	-24.50
Palladium	469.50	-10.00
Silver	16.99	-0.49

EXCHANGE RATES
ZAR/USD	7.33	-0.02
USD/EUR	1.35	0.01
USD/GBP	1.50	0.02

Data provided by

Free resource for Miningmx readers to access company-specific share price data, charts, currencies and commodities info. Check it out!

Data provided by

Aurora to restructure Grootvlei

by David McKay | 18-Mar-10 23:35 | 1 comments

Aurora Empowerment System is to cut back gold output at its east Rand mine in an effort to more effectively finance the recapitalisation of the operation. Read ›

Miner killed in rockfall at Harmony mine

by I-Net Bridge | 17-Mar-10 17:57 | comment here

Harmony Gold Mining has announced that a rockfall accident had occurred at its Tshepong mine in the Free State today, resulting in the death of a mineworker. Read ›

DRD Blyvoor wants judicial management lifted

by I-Net Bridge | 17-Mar-10 17:39 | comment here

Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company (Blyvoor), a 74% owned subsidiary of DRDGold says it wants the mine lifted from judicial management. Read ›

Aurora seeks Grootvlei water solution

by Allan Seccombe | 16-Mar-10 16:38 | comment here

Aurora is in talks to resolve water pollution at the Grootvlei gold mine after authorities threatened to haul the group before a court for pumping dirty water into waterways. Read ›

Union threatens Gold One strike

by Allan Seccombe | 16-Mar-10 15:16 | 1 comments

South Africa's largest mining union threatens strike action at Gold One's Modder East mine over a dispute over a wage settlement and living out allowances. Read ›

DRDGold gets extension of judicial management

by I-Net Bridge | 16-Mar-10 15:15 | 1 comments

South African marginal gold producer DRDGold reports that it has been granted an extension of the Blyvooruitzicht (Blyvoor) provisional judicial management order. Read ›

Pallinghurst maps aggressive growth plans

ANC tentacles in Sishen mineral rights

First Uranium shake up marks fund raising

South Africa slips to 4 in gold rankings

JSE probes ArcelorMittal conduct

Swanepoel sells out of Delta Mining

De Beers criticises State Diamond Trader

Kumba halts cheap iron ore to ArcelorMittal SA

Exxaro wants BEE equity changes

Aurora defends gold mine plans

Gold Fields lowers gold outlook, again

Xstrata pays dividend, upbeat on markets

Copper prices destined for record high

Bernard Swanepoel's first platinum play

Anglo Coal gets out of Venezuela

Three new coal listings for the JSE

Harmony streamlines ops, targets growth

Decision time looms at AngloPlat

Aurora buys DRDGOLD's ERPM plant

Mvela Resources says suitors are likely

Glencore could rival BHP, Rio Tinto

Curious interest in silver, expropriation

Gold latest in decade of bubbles

Anglo propping up group of six

Aurora's East Rand workers await wages

by I-Net Bridge | 16-Mar-10 15:02 | 2 comments

The National Union of Mineworkers says workers at Aurora Empowerment Systems' East Rand operation have not yet received their outstanding wages. Read ›

Fatality at AngloGold Moab Khotsong mine

by I-Net Bridge | 16-Mar-10 11:27 | comment here

Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has reported the death of Handrie Khosa at Moab Khotsong mine in the Vaal River area of South Africa. Read ›

AngloGold holds world's largest hedge book

by I-Net Bridge | 16-Mar-10 11:19 | comment here

Gold producer AngloGold Ashanti is the holder of the world's largest hedge book after rival Barrick Gold closed out the remainder of its gold fixed price forward sales in the last quarter of last year Read ›