Zwane calls SA mining to introduce more BEE
SOUTH Africa's mining industry should not be tied to "a specific number of entrants", said the country's mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, who called...
Gécamines’ Yuma calls on foreign miners to revisit JV deals
GÉCAMINES, the Democratic Republic of Congo's state-owned base metals miner, has urged foreign investors to renegotiate the terms of joint ventures saying that current...
Gold One allays output fears
Gold One International, often criticised for tinkering with its forecast figures, will not miss its 120,000oz target in 2011, says CEO Neal Froneman.
AngloGold lifts lid on Mine Waste Solutions plan
AngloGold Ashanti sees itself becoming an annual producer of five million
pounds of uranium after incorporating First Uranium’s Mine Waste Solutions
into its asset portfolio.
Good time to shop for SA coal
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, CEO of IchorCoal, believes now is the time to buy South African coal assets while prices for the fuel languish.
BHP welcomes resolution of resources tax
BHP Billiton's CEO Marius Kloppers is encouraged by the comments of newly-appoinmted Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard that her government will open the door for negotiations with the objective of achieving consensus.
Is Ramatlhodi’s mining champion a good idea?
Ngoako Ramatlhodi's vision for "a national champion" provides an interesting insight into the South African mine minister's vision for the industry.
Harmony to douse Kusasalethu cash burn
Harmony Gold is to cut production its cash haemorraghing west Rand mine, Kusasalethu as restructuring intensifies in the South African gold industry.
Rockwell signs $7.2m BEE deal, mulls growth
Rockwell Diamonds replaced a lapsed empowerment deal and said it may yield asset growth whilst plans were also afoot to double the firm's mining rate.
The Bafokeng and AngloPlat bury the hatchet
Royal Bafokeng Holdings and Anglo Platinum have settled their differences and are totally focused on making a success of Royal Bafokeng Platinum according to CEO Steve Phiri.