Gold Fields strike hangs in balance
The fate of some 15,000 Gold Fields workers turns on eleventh-hour discussions,
with the gold producer ready to serve its third and final ultimatum.
Barrick unveils $1bn buy-back as share “overly weighed” by Mali
BARRICK Gold on Wednesday renewed a $1bn share buy-back programme believing it had been overly punished by events in Mali where its Loulo-Gounkoto mine...
VMR rejects R400m bid for Tau Lekoa, Buffels
Village Main Reef confirmed that it had rejected an offer for its Tau Lekoa mine saying the bid far undervalued the cash generating capacity of the operation.
Gold price quickens as Bernanke unveils Q3
The Federal Reserve’s largest and most sustained plan to speed recovery in the US
market by providing it with more cash, known as quantitative easing, could see the
gold price test $1,900/oz.
Pan African wins 30-year renewal of Barberton Gold Mines mining licence...
THE South African government renewed mining rights for Pan African Gold's Barberton Gold Mines for a 30 year period, the company announced today.
Pan African...
Miners throw Rand Refinery R1.2bn lifeline
AngloGold Ashanti leads South Africa's gold miners in supplying a convertible loan after Rand Refinery loses track of some 84,000 ounces of gold.
AngloGold pours first gold at Obuasi after five years of closure
AngloGold Ashanti has carried out the first gold pour at its Obuasi mine in Ghana so meeting CEO Kelvin Dushnisky’s forecast made in...
Blyvoor Gold set to start construction in January
Peter Skeat’s project to re-open the former Blyvooruitzicht (Blyvoor) gold mine should finally get the green light in January after a string of funding...
Newcrest halts Ivory Coast operations
Newcrest Mining has temporarily suspended operations at its Bonikro gold mine in Ivory Coast as precaution due to possible security issues tied to the recent election tensions.
AngloGold rewarded for self-help success
Shares in AngloGold Ashanti have raced up 50% in the year to date as investors acknowledge the success of its self-help measures.