Rio Tinto dividend surprise masks aluminium hit
Rio Tinto has reported a 6% drop in underlying second-half profits and took a $9.3bn charge mainly against its aluminium business, but appeased investors with a huge dividend hike.
ANC mulls Aussie- style mines tax
Government may overhaul its minerals royalties regime to cash in on high commodity prices and may use Australia's controversial resources tax as a template, says a deputy minister.
Zwane’s Mining Charter to face critical legal test next week
SOUTH Africa's High Court starts three-day deliberations on the so-called 'Minister's Charter' on Monday (February 19), the third iteration of the 2004 Mining Charter...
Shabangu to give charter verdict soon
Mines minister Susan Shabangu will soon give her assessment of industry progress in reaching the objectives of the Mining Charter.
Presidential summit to discuss strike wave
President Jacob Zuma has summoned business, labour and civil society leaders to a
meeting on Friday in a bid to find solutions to the current wave of violent strikes,
reports BDLive.
Transnet discussions “early days” but Anglo’s Cutifani says SA is primed...
ANGLO American CEO, Mark Cutifani described discussions with Transnet regarding a potential investment as "very early days", but added that the tide may have...
Mining Lekgotla planned for June
Roleplayers in the mining industry, labour and government have announced the staging of a Mining Lekgotla to put their heads together on the sector’s future challenges.
SA not geared for resources run, says Sanlam
Mining will add more than an additional R50bn to SA’s GDP by 2015 if infrastructure bottlenecks are cleared and market share is maintained, says an investment house.
Key witness says Anglo knew employees were at risk of lead...
A DOCTOR who worked at Kabwe in Zambia at the time Anglo American was invested in a nearby lead mine said the UK group...
Zambia debt crisis could provide election hopeful Hichilema his best chance...
MOUNTING debt that Zambian president Edgar Lunga incurred in order to meet on previous election promises could prove his undoing, said Bloomberg News.
A week...