Venkat bullish on deal with labour, Govt
AngloGold Ashanti CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, expressed optimism that South Africa would solve the labour protest and violence at its mines.
Study shows the pitfalls of miner optimism
A recent study by consultancy PwC confirms we are dealing with a market that shows the benefits, hallmarks, and excesses of miner's optimism.
Mining law changes to send investors scuttling
Amendments to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act will set investors running.
Motsepe, Sacco lose R3.7bn in share slide
The slide in share prices in the first five months of this year has hit the wallets of mining moguls and investors alike. Here's how SA's richest have fared....
DMR unaware of MPRDA volte face
The mineral resources department said it was unaware President Jacob Zuma had yesterday reversed an earlier proclamation allowing for MPRDA amendments.
Hopes yet for sober realism in wage talks
Despite the constant potential for violent friction, there are hopes yet that wage talks in South Africa's mining industry will be tempered by an economic realism.
Risk, volatility return as metals market fractures
Commodity markets would become less uniform in their influences as supply factors muddled delivery patterns, said Kevin Norrish of Barclays Research.
Master Drilling shrugs off mining malaise
Master Drilling Group said it had racked up strong revenue figures in a year when the world's mining companies have implemented austerity measures.
SA mining CEOs you can’t ignore
These four mining company CEOs are likely to hog the news for the remainder of 2013. Here's why.
Zuma urges expeditious, fair wage talks
South African president Jacob Zuma said in an emergency briefing that labour and mining companies must conduct wage negotiations fairly in order to retain jobs.