Platinum mines may run short of water in 2016
Consulting engineering company, SRK, raised the risk that South Africa's platinum firms may start to run short of water next year if the country's drought persisted.
Glencore $25bn debt target draws cautious praise
Analysts welcomed Glencore's target of $25bn in net debt by year-end, but they said progress had to be underpinned by sustained operational cash flows.
Mining leaders worry Phakisa is just talk
South African mining leaders are concerned the government's latest intervention, Operation Phakisa, will add more verbiage to the garbage heap.
SA mining boards meet charter targets: PwC
PwC said that South Africa's mining sector had met its employment equity targets at board level in terms of the mining charter ... but only just.
SA miners flat-footed on mine closures
South Africa's mining industry has been able to adapt in all areas except in the issue of mine closure certificates, experts said.
Transnet to double in R380bn capital spend plan
South Africa's state-owned transport and logistics company, Transnet, would take total expansionary spend to half a trillion rands in ten years' time.
South32 cuts SA aluminium output
South32 has cut back on aluminium production as well as ferromanganese output as it focusses on improving its financial performance.
Froneman keeps door ajar on future deals
Sibanye Gold's new business team are juggling three deals worth R9bn, but the firm's CEO, Neal Froneman, hasn't entirely abandoned further corporate activity.
Anglo director backs Glasenberg to bounce back
Jim Rutherford, non-executive director at Anglo American, believed Glencore's under-fire lead, Ivan Glasenberg, was "a strong character".
Anglo dividend policy questioned, again
The question of whether Anglo American can or should pay a dividend has resurfaced now the furore over Glencore's debt issues has quietened.