ARM to deal with untied strings

by David McKay | 22-Jul-05 06:00 | comment here

In its pursuit to become an owner and operator of all its assets, ARM will review the benefits of holding a passive 16% stake in Harmony Gold Read ›

Empowerment slows to a trickle

by David McKay | 21-Jul-05 06:00 | comment here

Empowerment deals in South Africa’s mining sector slowed significantly in the year to June 2005. Interestingly, the resources index blossomed. Read ›

ARM to dust off 60 000t/year copper mine

by David McKay | 20-Jul-05 06:00 | comment here

Demand from China underpins plans to resuscitate a copper mine in the Zambian Copperbelt. Read ›

Africa’s new mining province

by David McKay | 19-Jul-05 06:00 | comment here

Madagascar is now home to four major mining ventures Read ›

Playing the Zimbabwean gamble

by David McKay | 16-Jul-05 08:00 | comment here

Perfect for that rare geologist with a major in politics Read ›

The lessons of war

by David McKay | 12-Jul-05 19:00 | comment here

What would be the durable impression of Harmony Gold’s seven-month bid for Gold Fields? We take a look at what happened, who was involved and the lessons learned. Read ›

Platinum’s young guns

by David McKay | 12-Jul-05 12:19 | comment here

Rand could breathe new life into SA’s junior platinum sector Read ›

Race hots up for African diamonds

by David McKay | 12-Jul-05 11:00 | comment here

De Beers gets in on the act after four year absence Read ›

Rand took industry to edge, and back

by David McKay | 11-Jul-05 17:00 | comment here

But recent weakening has its own perils Read ›

Heart of lightness

by David McKay | 11-Jul-05 07:00 | comment here

Can the DRC is claw its way back after 40 years of political and economic darkness? Optimism abounds as the Congo waits on US$500m in cobalt projects and installs its first traffic lights in Lubumbash Read ›

Missing the boat

by David McKay | 08-Jul-05 07:00 | comment here

JSE frustrated by investor wariness as mining cycle kicks on Read ›

Diamond Core plans placing

by David McKay | 08-Jul-05 07:00 | comment here

One of SA’s few JSE-listed exploration firms, hopes to raise capital in a placing with SA and offshore institutions - following its plan to merge its diamond properties with those of an unlisted compa Read ›

Licensing bottleneck in Pretoria

by David McKay | 07-Jul-05 07:20 | comment here

Government holding up granting of new order prospecting licenses Read ›

Trawling through the paper trail

by David McKay | 07-Jul-05 06:00 | comment here

The pace of issuing mining license conversions has raised the ire of the local mining industry. In a Miningmx exclusive, we publish a comprehensive regional breakdown of these statistics as supplied b Read ›

The big earners

by Miningmx | 06-Jul-05 13:00 | comment here

A snapshot look at how much cash some of the world's biggest mining houses take home every day. Brace yourself. Read ›

The dragon’s tail

by David McKay | 05-Jul-05 19:00 | comment here

PwC expects the world's commodity boom to continue into 2006. The MD of JP Morgan Chase is equally as bullish. How long can China continue to fire up the mining industry? Read ›

'We’re not fat cats' - Mvela

by David McKay | 04-Jul-05 22:00 | comment here

Mvela says empowerment can be too thinly spread and CEO Pine Pienaar says that perceptions of companies' share of the empowerment pie tend to swing like a pendulum. Read ›

Foreward - by Sandile Nogxina

by Sandile Nogxina | 04-Jul-05 12:00 | comment here

Commenting in his foreward for the Mining Yearbook 2005, Sandile Nogxina, Director-general of the Minerals & Energy Department assures miners there'll be no more delays in the licensing process. Read ›

Uranium glowing brightly

by David McKay | 04-Jul-05 06:00 | comment here

Renewed interest in uranium, the driving forces behind it and what that means for Aflease and SA's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor. Read ›