Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal says SA’s ‘agony’ can be overcome
THERE is the brief prospect of travelling in the Rolls to the Mount Nelson hotel in Cape Town’s Gardens district, but I’m shepherded instead...
Vedanta starts trial mining at Nchanga before reopening
AN improvement in operating conditions in Zambia, including a 15% reduction in the electricity tariff, has given UK-listed mining group, Vedanta, confidence to start...
Glencore pays $534m cash for Mutanda, higher stake in Katanga
GLENCORE is to buy full control of Mutanda Mining, a copper producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and lift its stake in the...
Vedanta, Anglo zinc merger “needs to be digested”: Agarwal
VEDANTA executive chairman, Anil Agarwal, hasn't entirely given up the notion of combining his group's Hindustan Zinc with Anglo American which he said today...
Glencore studying “strategic options” over DRC’s Mutanda
GLENCORE was "considering its strategic options" in respect of its $1.8bn Mutanda Mining Company, a producer of copper and cobalt that mines in the...
Congo election postponement not a threat to Ivanhoe projects
A DELAY in elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) did not pose a threat to agreements signed between it and Ivanhoe Mines,...
How embracing biodiversity worked for Vedanta’s Gamsberg
IT has often been said that there are two incompatible animals when it comes to mining – engineers and environmentalists. But is that true...
South32 content to bide time on Eskom power contract
SOUTH32, created from the unbundling of BHP Billiton’s non-core assets, delivered some pleasant surprises for investors in August, cutting costs $386m in its first...
ARM, Vale prepare to sell Lubambe “at the right price” –...
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) posted a 40% decline in headline earnings year-on-year largely owing to continued losses at its $400m Zambian copper mine Lubambe...
Denham-backed Bisie project “the start of a new tin province”
TIN might not be the most glamorous of metals, but it’s certainly among the most important, especially to the Information Age given its prevalence...