Rio may opt for CEO with “big ticket” M&A ambitions
RIO Tinto's incoming CEO should embrace major acquisitions while driving cost reductions, said Reuters citing sources familiar with the selection criteria favoured by the...
Glencore launches $1bn share buyback program
DIVERSIFIED miner Glencore will spend $1bn purchasing its own shares over seven months as the company seeks to counter declining stock prices that have...
Froneman calls for western price support: report
SIBANYE-Stillwater's outgoing CEO Neal Froneman has called on Western nations to offer price guarantees for critical minerals, arguing such support is essential to challenge...
Industrial metals fall on fresh tariff threat
INDUSTRIAL metals fell on Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 10% tariff on countries aligned with the BRICS bloc, injecting...
SA mining cadastre pushed back to October
THE implementation of South Africa's long-awaited digital and transparent mining rights system has been delayed again, with the new launch date now scheduled for...
Minerals Council urges Govt to rethink chrome ore tax
THE MINERALS Council of SA has reacted with alarm to the recent decision by Cabinet to approve in principle an export tax on chrome...
SA miners call on Govt for illegal mining strategy
THE Minerals Council SA has called on the South African government to approve a dedicated illegal mining strategy as precious metal theft and smuggling...
SA receives $474.6m infrastructure loan
SOUTH Africa has received a $474.6m loan from the African Development Bank to upgrade its transport and energy infrastructure, said Reuters citing the bank.
The...
Miners accused of forced labour in Congo
GOLD miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work without pay after seizing its mine in eastern...
US investor targets Congo mine for peace deal
A PROMINENT Donald Trump ally is pursuing control of a controversial Congolese mine as part of Washington's fresh approach to resolving the region's long-standing...