Gold, silver extend record rally
Gold has risen to a record high for the fourth straight session, as inflation worries and euro zone sovereign debt woes continue to lure investors to precious metals.
Randgold Resources output disappoints
West African-focused gold miner Randgold Resources has posted lower-than-expected production in the third quarter, although it expects output to rise significantly in the fourth quarter.
Randgold Resources sticks to its knitting
Randgold Resources will coin it if gold stays at levels above $1,400/oz, according to CEO Mark Bristow, who says the extra cash is likely to be paid out in dividends.
Gold smashes through record level
Gold has soared past the $1 400/oz for the first time after the World Bank president called on bickering nations to bring back the gold standard.
Gold set to extend gains, peak in 2011
Gold's record-breaking climb should continue for at least six months, corresponding to the planned duration of the USA's monetary stimulus, according to an analyst poll.
Pan African shares surge
Pan African Resources hit a new 12-month high on the JSE on Friday following the announcement that the Phoenix platinum project should be in full production by the end of next year.
Gold Fields looks for a uranium partner
Gold Fields wants to bring a strategic partner on board and tie up a supply offtake agreement before pushing the button on its proposed uranium project.
Gold Fields merges Kloof and Driefontein
Gold Fields has merged its flagship Kloof and Driefontein mines, shedding 115 top management jobs in the process, as it looks to lower costs and improve profit margins.
Harmony off to slow start
Harmony Gold's ambition of mining 1.7 million oz in its new financial year has hit an early setback as the group reported production figures of 336,650oz for the first quarter.
Harmony waiting on PNG bonanza
Harmony Gold has talked up the billing of its Wafi-Golpu project as the "gold find of the century', but questions remain over the group’s immediate growth prospects.