Sishen showdown set to commence
The dispute over Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine will come to a head from Monday when the protagonists square off in court over a 21.4% right in a world-renowned mineral asset.
ArcelorMittal furnace out of action
ArcelorMittal SA says a furnace at its Newcastle plant has failed and will be out of service for the next two months.
Kumba workers to get R2.3bn payout
Some 5,000 Kumba Iron Ore employees are set to get up to R500,000 each in November when a broad-based empoyee share participation scheme matures.
Hawks target ICT powerbroker
The power-broker behind the Imperial Crown Trading led consortium - that could turn a number of partners into multimillionaires - has reason to sweat.
Ban chrome ore exports, says Merafe
Merafe CEO Stuart Elliot wants levys and volume curbs placed on the exports of chrome ore which he says are benefitting China and harming South Africa.
African Minerals, Shandong sign $1.5bn deal
African Minerals has finally signed an agreement with Shandong Iron & Steel that will see the Chinese group invest $1.5bn in African Minerals' flagship iron ore project in Sierra Leone.
Amsa still assessing new iron ore project
ArcelorMittal SA is close to completing its due dilgence study on a potential new iron ore mine in the Northern Cape.
Merafe’s ferrochrome ouput lower
Merafe Resources, the country's largest ferrochrome producer, says first-half production has fallen 4% to 150,000 tonnes due to furnace refurbishments.
Investors score as Kumba ups dividend
Kumba Iron Ore has declared a record interim dividend as higher export iron ore prices more than made up for weather-related production losses.
Kumba eyes West Africa for growth
Kumba Iron Ore says it will again look at West Africa for expansion, aiming to source up to 20 million tonnes of ore from the region by 2020.