Anglo sells Scaw assets
Anglo American says it is to sell Scaw Metals properties to Australian steel product manufacturer OneSteel for $932m.
BHP to face buyback pressure as Potash bid fades
BHP Billiton's boss is likely to face calls for a massive share buyback when he confronts shareholders in Australia after his third straight failure to pull off a major acquisition.
The DMR hits back over nationalisation
The Department of Mineral Resources has come back swinging at mining legal expert Hulme Scholes over his views on nationalisation but Scholes is not backing down.
Genesis accepts Xstrata’s Sphere offer
Global miner Xstrata are closer to succeeding in its takeover of iron ore prospector Sphere Minerals after Genesis Investment Management agreed to accept the offer.
Village on fundraising path
Village Main Reef is to ask shareholders for permission to raise up to R40m, to bolster cash reserves and finalise the acquisition of Consolidated Murchison.
Motsepe coins it
Africa Rainbow Minerals chairperson Patrice Motsepe earned almost 74% more during the group's 2010 financial year than in 2009, according to the company's annual report.
Zoellick’s plan highlights dollar angst
World Bank President Robert Zoellick's call for a new global currency system with gold as a reference point highlights the depth of unease about a weakening dollar.
Indian firm takes over Zim steelmaker
India's Essar Group has won a bid to revive Zimbabwe's collapsed parastatal Zisco steelmaker, following a scramble for the shares of the beleagured firm.
Court to rule on Potash-BHP suit
A US court will rule on Potash Corp's request for a preliminary injunction against unsolicited suitor BHP Billiton, ahead of the November 18 deadline on the Anglo-Australian miner's $39bn tender offer.
Gold stocks on fire
Gold stocks have rallied on the back of international inflation fears, the record high price of the yellow metal and an attractive rand gold price.