Old foe, known quantity, Mantashe will give momentum to Mining Charter...
OF all the new cabinet appointments made by South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, yesterday, sending Gwede Mantashe to the mines ministry was one of...
Cutifani agrees with Anglo board to stay on for indefinite period
MARK Cutifani, CEO of Anglo American, has agreed with the board to stay on at the company he joined five years ago in April.
"I...
Bristow describes Randgold sell-off as ‘pathetic’ and ‘panicky’
RANDGOLD Resources CEO, Mark Bristow, does not mince his words and his reaction to the 7.5% drop in the Randgold share price on Monday,...
Millennials being lied to by synthetic diamond manufacturers
IT appears the under-35 cohort are behind the demand for synthetic diamonds, drawn not only to the disruptive appeal of the tech-produced stones, but...
Anglo sees “no danger” of returning to exuberance of the past
ANGLO American said there was "no danger" of committing the over-exuberance of the previous commodity cycle where it - and its peer group -...
Blyvoor Gold set to start construction in January
Peter Skeat’s project to re-open the former Blyvooruitzicht (Blyvoor) gold mine should finally get the green light in January after a string of funding...
Kibo CEO defends energy diversification deal into Botswana
Kibo Mining’s purchase of the Mabesekwa energy coal project in Botswana was not “a distraction” from the company’s Mbeya Coal to Power Project (MCPP)...
Frandsen insists Pallinghurst unfazed by Sedibelo cash burn
PALLINGHURST Resources is prepared to bide its time with its stake in Sedibelo Platinum Mines despite pressing buttons in the rest of its investment...
Zimbabwe flatters to deceive as reform doesn’t extend to mining
ZIMBABWE'S new cabinet has retained the controversial 51% indigenisation thresholds for foreign diamond and platinum miners, but it has deferred a 15% tax on...
Sibanye-Stillwater unveils R1.3bn surface gold deal with DRDGold
SIBANYE-Stillwater's unstinting deal odyssey continued today after the firm unveiled a partnership with DRDGold in which it will vend surface gold resources into a...