Sibanye-Stillwater not yet abandoned Mopani Copper deal
SIBANYE-Stillwater had not given up buying Zambia's Mopani Copper despite an announcement last week a sale agreement had been signed with a company in...
Firestone Energy increases Waterberg resource
Firestone Energy, the Australian resources company that plans to develop coal projects in SA, has announced a significant upgrade of the shallow coal resources within the Waterberg Coal Region.
Implats CEO forecasts “squeeze” in PGM industry forcing new collaboration
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) CEO, Nico Muller said the structure of South Africa's platinum group metals (PGM) industry could change owing to "a squeeze" in...
Exxaro bids for Aussie iron ore miner
Exxaro Resources has bid for junior Australian iron ore producer Territory Resources, but could face stiff opposition from commodity trader Noble Minerals.
Zwane declares DMR “reasonable” after approving Lonmin deal
SOUTH African mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, sought to cast his Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) in positive light after months of bad press, describing...
Chrome price weakness to drive consolidation of SA sector, says Tharisa...
SOUTH Africa's chrome industry was due for consolidation owing to a decline in the price for the steel-making ingredient, said BusinessLive citing comments made...
Van Wouw returns with $3m capital raise ahead of Central Copper...
FORMER Cradle Arc CEO, Kevin van Wouw, is back in sub-Sahara's copper sector as CEO of Central Copper Resources (CCR) which today announced it...
Acacia defends balance sheet despite $116m cash outflow
ACACIA Mining's cash balance had fallen about $116m in the last two months amid a stand off with the Tanzanian government which has embargoed...
Tharisa halves capital raising to R500m
Tharisa, a chrome and platinum producer, has halved the capital it intended to raise in its JSE debut scheduled for April 10 owing to difficult market conditions.
Diamond sector could take two years to recover unless De Beers...
THE diamond market is in a serious hole from which it could take the best part of two years to emerge, according to Goldman...