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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:18:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Impala cans buyback, shares plunge]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Impala Platinum goes into cash preservation mode, canning its share buyback programme. It's shares fall nearly 20% on the JSE.]]></description>
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:45:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Khusela still waiting to mine]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HCI subsidiary Khusela Coal is making heavy weather of bringing two coal assets into production.]]></description>
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Village's cash plan runs foul of JSE rules]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bernard Swanepoel lashes out at the JSE, whose rules have scuppered plans to raise R20m for Village and giving his company control of the listed firm. But there is possibly a way to circumvent the problem.]]></description>
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:47:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[TWP unscathed by mining sector turmoil]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mining engineering, projects and consultancy firm TWP Holdings has doubled its order book and is signing up more business, bucking a general slow down in the commodities sector.]]></description>
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:57:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Neal Froneman heads Down Under]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the demise of the Dominion Mine,  Aflease Gold CEO Neal Froneman says he will be a happy man if new venture Gold One is half as successful as Uranium One.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:38:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[DRDGOLD shuts loss-making ERPM]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DRDGOLD shuts its failing ERPM underground mine, where costs have spiralled dramatically, saying it cannot afford the money and time it would take to address water problems there. It means 1,700 jobs will be lost.]]></description>
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:05:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Impala cools its heels on R21bn takeover]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Impala Platinum says weak market conditions mean it cannot justify its proposed R21bn bid for Mvela and Northam Platinum. However, talks between the three companies are continuing.]]></description>
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:23:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Sentula announces new Koornfontein project]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sentula and partner Siyanda are to fund a R820m new operation at the Koornfontein colliery to produce coal for the export market.]]></description>
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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:48:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[A "modest" increase in 2009 platinum output]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Johnson Matthey forecasts a small platinum deficit for 2008, but this does not take into account the Polokwane smelter shutdown by Anglo Platinum. It won't be drawn on 2009's outlook, but reckons it might increase "modestly".]]></description>
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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:58:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[New Lonmin CEO makes radical changes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[CEO Ian Farmer is shutting unprofitable mines and switching back to conventional mining methods as Lonmin faces up to tough market conditions he expects will last until 2010.
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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:03:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Northam 4-mth platinum output rises]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Northam says its smelter rebuild is on track for completion in December. In the meantime it is toll treating its concentrate with the financial implications that come with it, Northam warns.]]></description>
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:41:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Gold forward sale boosts First Uranium shares]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[First Uranium's forward-selling deal with Gold Wheaton has been welcomed by the market as an innovative way of raising much-needed funds.  
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:40:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[BRC DiamondCore on the hunt for funding partners]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[BRC DiamondCore has shelved plans to generate funds through private share placing and will instead try to find partners to fund its SA and DRC operations.

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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:33:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Eating humble pie on Afgem]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Columnist Michael Coulson says he was wrong about Afgem, diamond company that will be soon wound up. He takes a look at the Gemfields/TanzaniteOne tussle.]]></description>
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:06:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[The lawmaker cometh]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African government may be in a crisis (or not) but it's on a roll when it comes to new regulations for the mining industry.]]></description>
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