Vedanta fears Zambia in renewed KCM sell-off attempts in defiance of...
THE provisional liquidator managing Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) was continuing to seek opportunities to sell the assets, said Vedanta Resources.
In an update on legal...
Miners propose sliding scale of price-linked royalties in DRC talks
MINING firms operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including Glencore and Randgold Resources, want the central African government to replace the windfall...
Sandfire appoints South32 executive Brendan Harris as new CEO
SANDFIRE Resources said it had appointed Brendan Harris as the company's MD and CEO following the resignation of founding CEO, Karl Simich.
Harris is currently...
Exxaro to spin out titanium business
Exxaro Resources is to spin off its heavy minerals sands operations into a separate company which will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Trafigura to finance artisanal cobalt in supply agreement with DRC’s EGC
COMMODITIES trading house, Trafigura, has agreed a cobalt off-take agreement with Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC), a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) state-owned company.
Trafigura...
Zambia Jan-Aug 2009 copper output rises
Zambia's long-term copper output seen at one million tonnes a year. The country is seeing cobalt output falling after the closure of major producer.
SA’s new mining pure-play Big Tree Copper confident IPO will fund...
NORTHERN Cape copper miner Big Tree Copper said it could raise as much as R100m when it listed, possibly before July, to help fund...
China brands BHP/Rio tie-up a monopoly
China's steel industry "firmly opposes" BHPBilliton and Rio Tinto's iron ore joint venture, calling it a "monopoly in disguise".
Collahuasi says plants working amid stoppage
Chile's giant Collahuasi mine has confirmed workers on two shifts have downed tools at the world's No. 3 copper mine, adding that its plants were fully operational.
Hulamin announces Fourie’s successor
Hulamin, an independent producer of semi-finished and fabricated aluminium products, has announced the appointment of Richard Jacob as CEO with effect from July 2010.