Amplats flexible on shape of restructuring
Anglo American Platinum CEO, Chris Griffith, said the firm's restructuring may be different from announced but the aims of the production cuts would be the same.
Gordhan to lead tax, royalties review: Zuma
South African president, Jacob Zuma, said in his State of the Nation address that a review of the country's tax regime would begin this year, including mining royalties.
Glencore mulling JSE listing: report
Glencore may consider a listing in Johannesburg owing to the importance of South African assets once it had merged with Xstrata, said Bloomberg News
Miners to boldly go for asteroid metals
Mining technology is now extending to space where thousands of tiny asteroids are thought to contain methane and base metals.
BHP Billiton to spend $1bn in SA projects
Chairman of BHP Billiton SA Xolani Mkhwanazi said the remained committed to SA and planned to spend $1bn in capital expenditure this year.
IDC remains flywheel in SA industrialisation
The Industrial Development Corporation is central to government's mining and industrialisation policies, but how this will be structure remains conjectural.
Zuma likens mine restructuring to blackmail
Jacob Zuma, South African president, said mine restructuring was almost like blackmail and said low wages had "led us into trouble".
Exxaro boss admonishes SA government
Sipho Nkosi, CEO of Exxaro Resources, has urged government to take a mature approach to foreign investment but still reckons South Africa is attractive.
Motsepe to donate personal wealth
Patrice Motsepe, chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, is to donate hundreds of millions of rands to charitable organisations.
Anglo joins litany of billion dollar write-downs
It's been a grim time for the diversified mining firms: as billions of dollars have been written-off in investments and projects. Here's a sample of the worst.