AngloGold hoists miners to surface amid quake
AngloGold was hoisting workers to surface at its Vaal River operations, 17 of whom had minor injuries, following an earthquake about 8km underground.
Sibanye in pursuit of other platinum targets
Sibanye Gold CEO, Neal Froneman, said while Amplats' deal was not an immediate likelihood there were plenty of other targets it was pursuing.
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.
DRDGold steadies ship, but bids CFO adieu
DRDGold expected to report a 13% lift in June quarter gold production, but in a sign of continued flux said its newly appointed CFO had resigned.
Gold Fields hit with Native Title reverse
The Federal Court of Australia has judged that the correct procedure was not followed in the 2004 re-grant of mineral tenements to the St. Ives mine.
AMCU loses gold sector strike appeal
The Labour Court rejected an appeal by the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union to launch a strike in the gold sector.
Gold Fields takes $26m stake in Hummingbird
Ian Cockerill, chairman of Hummingbird Resources, is to take Gold Fields on as a 26% shareholder following a deal to buy the gold major's Yanfolila gold project.
Froneman vows to take ‘harder line’ on strikes
Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye Gold, said the SA gold sector was aligned on rejecting 'unrealistic' wage demands and that it would take a harder line than the platinum industry.
Gold Fields to shut 70% of South Deep
Gold Fields suffered more production troubles at its South Deep gold mining project saying a safety review would lead to a four month shut-down of most of the mine.
Gold industry’s high rollers embrace thrift
True to their word, the world's gold producers have replaced thrift with expansion which raises the question as to where the next greenfield projects will come from.