Funds target pockets of tight supply in 2012
Tight supply in grains and industrial metals such as copper along with further support for gold offer opportunities in what top commodities managers see as another challenging year in 2012
Friedland to storm back with IvanPlats
Speculation has it that billionaire mining entrepreneur, Robert Friedland, will shake off the disappointment of losing a legal fight with Rio Tinto by listing IvanPlats, the African platinum and base metals play.
Iron ore prices lift Kumba earnings
Kumba Iron Ore says an increase in export iron ore prices has substantially lifted its full-year earnings.
Codelco, Anglo both claim edge in Sur battle
Codelco and Anglo American both claimed to have landed clean blows on each other in their increasingly bitter legal battle for a stake in Anglo American Sur.
Authorities halts Petmin’s SamQuarz sale
Petmin says its proposed sale of the SamQuarz silica mine has been disallowed by the Competition Commission.
Angola to boost diamond output in 2012
Angola's state-owned diamond firm Endiama expects to increase production this year after posting revenue growth in 2011, reports state news agency Angop.
Platinum miners not worried by power cuts
SA's platinum miners say they are confident there would be sufficient electricity to power their mines this month, despite Eskom's warning of tight supply.
Keysha keen on Lonmin partnership
Keysha Investments says it wants to talk to Lonmin on how the firms can mine a portion of Marikana together, following the dismissal of Lonmin’s appeal over Keysha’s prospecting right.
Amsa plant resumes production
ArcelorMittal SA, a unit of the world’s biggest steelmaker, has resumed full production at its Newcastle plant that was hit by a furnace failure last year, says the company.
Court orders Aurora’s Zuma to pay R10m
A high court judge has granted default judgment against the chairperson of liquidated Aurora Empowerment Systems, Khulubuse Zuma, for the payment of R10m.