Smokey Hills on the brink
ASX-listed Platinum Australia’s Smokey Hills mine is facing an uncertain future
following the group’s decision to do "an urgent review' of the operation.
Lonmin reports Marikana fatality
Platinum producer Lonmin has reported a fatality at the Rowland shaft of its Marikana mine.
MRI in hunt for Water Affairs AMD tender
Mine Restoration Investments will chase down a multi-million rand tender to
clean South Africa’s acid mine drainage after listing and raising R40m on the
JSE’s Altx.
Anglo American, Codelco extend talks deadline
Anglo American and Chile’s state-owned copper producer, Codelco, have
extended talks to reach a settlement over the disputed stake in Anglo American
Sur.
Dirt diggers can leave for Australia: Jourdan
Paul Jourdan, a co-author of the State Intervention in Mining report, says
minerals should be left unmined if industrialisation is not the direct
consequence of digging for them.
Gold One upholds East Modder dismissals
Gold One International said there were not enough mitigating factors to
consider reversing dismissals of workers who had gone on strike illegally at its
East Modder mine earlier this month.
Kumba bullish on iron ore price prospects
Kumba Iron Ore sees the long-term price of iron ore "much higher' than $80
per tonne, while the prevailing higher prices will last longer than what markets
have anticipated.
RBPlats likely to tap market for Styldrift funds
The basket price for platinum group metals was likely to see Royal Bafokeng
Platinum tap shareholders for funds to complete its R7.9bn share of the Styldrift
project, but not before 2014.
Shares in ContiCoal recover after mystery slide
Shares in Australian-listed Continental Coal, which operates two mines in South
Africa and is developing two others, recovered after a mystery one-quarter
decline.
Village keeps to dividend promise
Village Main Reef will distribute around 75% of its proceeds from First Uranium
as a special dividend to shareholders.