South32 pumps aluminium output to seize high prices
SOUTH32, the global metals producer, is pulling out all stops to take advantage of aluminium prices at four-year highs, even as the Middle East...
Burkina Faso compels West African to give up more of Kiaka
DESPITE West African Resources’ efforts to present an alternative proposal, the Burkina Faso government has proceeded to grab a bigger stake in the Kiaka...
Rio Tinto considers options to exit RBM
GLOBAL miner Rio Tinto is “evaluating its options” for its Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) titanium business and actively testing the market for its borates...
Sibanye-Stillwater starts talks with EU on ensuring Keliber’s viability
A DECISION on when to proceed with the third phase of the full €763m Keliber project in Finland, the refinery, is expected to be...
Winds turn more favourable for Harmony’s share price
THE challenges Harmony Gold Mining has been facing in recent months that have caused its share price to underperform its global peers, including AngloGold...
Implats weighs platinum growth projects in Zimbabwe
NO sector does a corporate faceplant quite like mining; tales of projects gone awry are legion.
One from Zimbabwe involves BHP's 10-year odyssey of misspend...
Africa has turned the screw on its gold miners. Just ask...
RESOURCE nationalism is back in a big way in Africa's gold sector. The latest company to come under its eye is Gold Fields, where...
Alphamin says tin price sustainable as stars align
ALPHAMIN has a tiny fraction of JSE owners, but the DRC-based tin miner is about to post a record quarter's earnings — about $158m...
Motsepe’s ARC ruled not liable for breach in Pula dispute
AFRICAN Rainbow Capital (ARC) has won a declaratory judgment in the Johannesburg High Court which ruled it had no liability under a confidentiality agreement...
Why SA coal export prices haven’t shot the lights out
SHARES in Thungela Resources have surged 80% in six months, driven mostly by the US/Israel attack on Iran in late February, which is when...