Lower sales, prices hurt Uranium One’s earnings
Uranium One’s quarterly earnings have fallen 2% as it sold less uranium at
lower prices.
DTC sales channel not threatened by Botswana shift
De Beers’ Diamond Trading Company says sightholders will flock to Botswana
once sights are held there in about a year’s time, according to group CEO
Philippe Mellier.
Platinum miners “will pay for their sins’
The major platinum producers of North West will bear the brunt of more violent
community protests for as long as discontent over social inequality persists,
says the Bench Marks Foundation.
Six die in Lonmin violence
UPDATED: Four Lonmin employees and two police officers have been killed in
various incidents of suspected inter-union conflict at the company’s Western
Platinum operations.
SA mining’s difficult jobs
These are the CEOs in whose shoes you’d prefer not to stand as they are slayed
by outrageous fortune.
ContiCoal targets Q4 output from Penumbra
Continental Coal said production from its third mine, Penumbra, would begin in the
fourth quarter of 2012.
Northam has “legal imperative’ to Mvela Holdings
Mvelaphanda Holdings will receive "free’ A shares from Northam despite having sold
down its stock in the company because it has a "legal imperative’ to do so.
Implats HEPS down by as much as 41%
Impala Platinum says its headline earnings for the past financial year may be down
by as much as 41%.
Randgold Resources ready to pounce
Randgold Resources sees an opportunity to make hay from the woes of distressed
exploration juniors in West Africa, saying the current dynamics of the industry may
produce some targets.
Aquarius: Kroondal is safe, for now
Aquarius Platinum’s Kroondal mine can withstand a further fall in PGM prices and is
unlikely to be placed under care and maintenance, says CEO Stuart Murray.