DMR agrees to Charter standstill as legal process gains steam
SOUTH African mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, has agreed in writing not to implement the current redraft of the Mining Charter pending judgement of an...
South32 plans to end Eskom dependence as energy deregulation gathers pace
GLOBAL diversified minerals group South32 is investigating the viability of sourcing continuous renewable power for its massive Hillside aluminium smelter once its 10-year pricing...
Mathunjwa risks losing AMCU amid questions of identity and direction
THE Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) seems to have reached a plateau after its five-month strike in Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold mines effectively accomplished...
Balance of interests is the best SA gold wage talks can...
Third par corrected to read 111,795 instead of previously stated 117,795.
IN the eyes of many, the South African gold mining industry has had its day....
Vedanta shares under pressure after subsidiary buys Agarwal’s Anglo shares
SHARES in Vedanta fell a fifth following a transaction in which a subsidiary of the Indian miner bought executive chairman Anil Agarwal's 19% stake...
Palabora, union clash over wages
A trade union has declared a wage dispute with copper mining company Palabora Mining following a second round of wage negotiations.
Analysts would prefer AngloGold divorce from SA, but is that wise?
THE purchase of the Moab Khotsong gold mine in South Africa's Vaal region for about R4bn is primarily a Harmony Gold story, but attention...
Sibanye flicks switch on Blitz in effort to win over critics
SIBANYE-Stillwater has begun the strenuous process of winning over the hearts of critics who think it overpaid for Stillwater Mining - a transaction that...
Sibanye whacked by 14% lower rand gold price in March Q
A DECLINE in the rand gold price and lower gold production dented Sibanye Gold's net operating profit for the March quarter, although its fortunes...
Barrick Gold lifts emissions reduction target to 30% in ten years
BARRICK Gold had set a new emissions reduction target of at least 30% by 2030 measured against its 2018 baseline, said CEO Mark Bristow...