DRDGold will look to sell Village stake
DRDGold will not indefinitely stay a minority shareholder in Village Main Reef once the
Blyvoor transaction has been completed, says its CEO Niel Pretorius.
Amplats paints grim outlook for platinum mining
Amplats CEO Neville Nicolau has confirmed recent assessments by analysts that the
platinum sector is facing tough times due to low prices and falling production.
Implats to rehire all fired workers
Impala Platinum Holdings and the National Union of Mineworkers have reached an agreement regarding an illegal strike at Rustenburg mine, says the union.
DRC to allow Anvil-Minmetals deal to proceed
Minmetals Resources says its acquisition of Anvil Mining will proceed now that the two firms have reached an agreement with minority stakeholders in the DRC.
Zim, Guptas part ways
Lazarus Zim has confirmed that he severed all business ties with the Gupta family last
year, ending a relationship plagued by controversy.
Zuma promises ‘competitive’ mining sector
President Jacob Zuma has promised to keep the country's powerful mining sector "globally competitive".
Platinum on the back foot
The platinum sector has seemingly "caught the gold disease', with difficult days
ahead for both producers and investors.
De Beers coy on 2012’s prospects
De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier is cautious over the diamond market’s near-term
prospects, saying the group will prioritise maintenance backlogs and waste stripping
this year.
Desperate Aquarius’s share price tumbles
Aquarius Platinum’s earlier warning that its interim figures would be less than flattering
has not prepared the market for the severity of the predicaments the group is facing.
ANC paper deplores SA’s poor skills base
SA’s development plans are bound for failure if the country does not improve its levels
of technical training and technology development, reads the ANC’s document on
mining.