Barrick considers sale of African offshoot
Barrick Gold, the Canadian gold miner, is considering selling its 74% stake in African Barrick Gold following that company's poor performance, according to a report in the Financial Times.
China Gold in bid for $2.5bn African Barrick
Barrick Gold Corporation confirmed it was in talks to sell its 73.9% stake in
African offshoot African Barrick Gold with China National Gold Group.
Briggs “stunned’ over Wafi-Golpu finance queries
Harmony Gold Mining Company CEO Graham Briggs says he is astonished about
the scepticism the group is facing over its ability to finance the future
development of Wafi-Golpu.
Paulson, Soros lift gold holdings as metal falls
Billionaire investors John Paulson and George Soros both lifted their stakes in
exchange traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, in the June quarter - even though gold
shed 4% during the period.
Great Basin up for sale amid liquidity crunch
Great Basin Gold’s directors said they might be prepared to sell the company in
order to retrieve some value as another poor quarter threatens to bankrupt the
firm.
Great Basin’s Dippenaar quits, firm needs $60m
Ferdi Dippenaar, CEO of Great Basin Gold, has resigned amid news the company
is seeking a further $60m in funds following a series of share issues.
Randgold Resources ready to pounce
Randgold Resources sees an opportunity to make hay from the woes of distressed
exploration juniors in West Africa, saying the current dynamics of the industry may
produce some targets.
AngloGold lifts lid on Mine Waste Solutions plan
AngloGold Ashanti sees itself becoming an annual producer of five million
pounds of uranium after incorporating First Uranium’s Mine Waste Solutions
into its asset portfolio.
Gold Fields may axe 2,384 South Deep jobs
This is the worst-case scenario if the company and the NUM can’t agree on
changes to continuous operations at its West Wits mine, which is aiming for
700,000 oz in run-rate production by 2015.
First Uranium delivers final insult
Shareholders in First Uranium have to endure one last stomach blow as the
company revises down its earlier guidance on distributions from the sale of all
its key assets.