BHP sells Bayside casthouse to BEE firm
BHP Billiton is to sell its Bayside aluminium casthouse to an empowerment vehicle in which semi-fabricator Hulamin has a 40% stake.
Vedanta to build R8.7bn Gamsberg zinc project
UK mining group Vedanta is to spend R8.7bn building a zinc mine and smelter in South Africa's Northern Cape province.
Vedanta has cracked Gamsberg: Kumar
Gamsberg is low-grade and contaminated, but Vedanta has 'cracked' the issue of manganese contamination, says Africa base metals CEO, Kishore Kumar.
Zambia by-election may disrupt copper miners
The death yesterday of Zambia president Michael Sata could result in disruption to copper cargo routes amid a national by-election, and even policy revisions.
Bindura may buy nickel from Zambia’s Munali
The Zimbabwean miner wants to kickstart the reopening of its base metals by treating ore from Munali Nickel mine in Zambia.
Mwana to pump $26.5m into Bindura restart
UK-listed Zimbabwean mining firm Mwana Africa is to spend $26.5m restarting its Bindura Nickel facility of which half would be debt-financed.
Ivanhoe scopes for $1.4bn Congo mine
Shares in Ivanhoe Mines slid following publication of a preliminary study of its Kamoa copper mine which set down plans for a two-stage project.
Glencore completes Mutanda, Kansuki merger
Glencore Xstrata said it had completed the merger of its Mutanda copper and cobalt mine with Kansuki - a deal that sees Ivan Glasenberg work with Dan Gertler.
Glencore Xstrata ups copper from Africa
Glencore Xstrata said first quarter copper output increased 18% year-on-year owing to a significant boost from African production.
Zambia set to detail foreign exchange law
Zambia was days away from unveiling long-awaited legislation that will force
foreign mining firms to give account of foreign exchange earnings.