Amcu won’t budge until R12,500/pm agreed
Amcu said that only an agreement to pay miners R12,500 per month would bring an
end to strike action at Lonmin’s Marikana mine, now into its third week.
Wescoal signs R700m Eskom supply pact
Wescoal, the junior coal miner, has signed a R700m, three-year coal supply
agreement with Eskom.
Glencore sweetens Xstrata ‘takeover’ proposal
Glencore surprised the market issuing improved terms for its combination with Xstrata but could term the proposal a takeover with its CEO, Ivan Glasenberg taking the reins of the combined unit.
“I don’t want to demonize Kumba’ – Amsa CEO
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita talks to Miningmx about her company’s relationship
with Kumba, Anglo American and the Competition Commission part of which she
thinks there’s rot in the steel industry.
Jindal completes $116m swoop on CIC Energy
In a move that may provide fresh momentum to Botswana’s coal industry, Jindal
Africa has concluded the takeover of CIC Energy Corporation.
NUM brings ends to Gold Fields KDC strike
Gold Fields said a strike involving 12,000 workers at its KDC East mine on the West Rand had been resolved after differences between NUM leaders and regional office bearers were resolved.
Amcu’s Mathunjwa says accord decision “complex’
Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa says the union’s decision to rebuff Lonmin’s peace
accord is complex and requires a full explanation, due on Friday.
SA to slide down gold producer rankings
South Africa was expected to slide down the rankings of the world's top gold producers as other countries boost production, GFMS has said.
Great Basin Gold pins hopes on Hollister deal
Great Basin Gold put some much needed esprit into its share price saying plans to sell down assets would be accelerated as it sought to save the company.
Kumba (again) takes a first step in West Africa
Kumba Iron Ore has clinched its first transaction in West Africa as part of the group’s
renewed interest in the region, announcing a Liberian tie-up with Jonah Capital.