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Anglo suspends Minas Rio for 90 days after second leak detected

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PRODUCTION at Anglo American's Brazilian iron ore mine, Minas Rio, is suspended for three months whilst the group runs checks on the integrity of a...

Bid to expand Rio Tinto Mozambique coal fraud lawsuit blocked by...

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A US judge on Wednesday quashed a bid to widen the scope of a civil lawsuit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission that...

Copper price surges as fears of supply deficit compounds demand-led bull...

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A FRESH surge in the copper price was being led by supply-side concerns including a strike by a group of port workers in Chile,...

SA shares choked as gold may test $1,300/oz

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Problems with "SA Inc", and gold price weakness, turned the heat up again on the country's gold shares which continued to slide.

China may raise gold holdings, says LBMA

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China has only 2% of reserves in gold, compared to 75% in the US, a difference that is bound to be narrowed, the London Bullion Market Association said.

Wescoal coal output wobbles in first half marked by corporate M&A...

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WESCOAL Holdings spent R18m on new business transactions that did not materialise in the six months ended September. Commenting in a trading update, in which...

No arrests made after Aurora shootout

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-- THERE have been no arrests made for the killing of four "illegal" miners at Aurora Empowerment Systems' Grootvlei mine, according to the...

DRDGold mulls active shareholder role in VMR

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Niel Pretorius, CEO of DRDGold, said he may consider an orderly disposal of shares in Village Main Reef or become a more active shareholder in the firm.

Aquarius Pt eyes own cash for $300m bond

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Aquarius Platinum said it was giving thought to using internally generated cash in order to at least part settle or refinance a $300m corporate bond due in 2015.

Implats finalises NAP bridging facility ahead of December 4 shareholder vote

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SHAREHOLDERS of North American Palladium (NAP), the Toronto-listed company for which Impala Platinum (Implats) bid $758m, are to vote on the proposed cash transaction on...