Diversified miners BHP, Glencore still trailing metal prices
COMMODITY prices kicked on in the early days of 2018 – the Bloomberg Commodities Spot Index jumped to its highest since December 2014 on...
Nunn appoints “positive disruptor” Harebottle to lead Kropz
MIKE Nunn is to collaborate again with former Tanzanite One colleague, Ian Harebottle, who will be unveiled as the CEO of Kropz on January 15...
Kenmare to study capital projects as 2018 volumes to fade
MOZAMBIQUE mineral sands producer, Kenmare Resources, would try to match last year's record ilmenite production in 2018, but the general outlook was a slight fade...
Silicosis appeal postponed as SA miners edge to out of court...
SOUTH Africa's largest gold mining companies as well as Anglo American and African Rainbow Minerals are edging towards an out of court settlement in...
Mining deals up 10% to $96.8bn in 2017 as coal leads...
MINING merger and acquisition activity totalled $96.8bn during 2017, a 10% increase over the value of deals in 2016, but way under the $150bn...
Commodity prices surge as factory activity erodes surpluses
COMMODITY prices continued to improve this week on evidence that factory activity was gradually reducing surpluses of certain minerals and metals, said Bloomberg News.
The...
Former Och-Ziff boss charged with fraud by US federal court
THE former head of European investing at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, Michael Cohen, has been charged by US prosecutors with fraud and obstruction of...
Newsmakers of 2017: Glencore CEO, Ivan Glasenberg
IN December, Ivan Glasenberg's Glencore appointed former South African Reserve Bank governor, and ANC stalwart, Gill Marcus, to its board fuelling speculation the group...
Newsmakers of 2017: SA mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane
ONE of the more chilling moments of the past year was sitting among press at the Joburg Indaba conference in October listening to the...
Base to raise A$100m for Madagascar’s Toliara heavy minerals project
AUSTRALIA'S Base Resources is to raise A$100m ($76.7m) to finance the acquisition of a mineral sands project in Madagascar that was once explored by...