Gold Fields evaluates options on uranium JV
Gold Fields hopes to make a decision within three months on the way forward for the
proposed West Rand tailings treatment JV with Gold One International.
Gold demand up in 2011 – WGC
Gold demand struck 14-year highs in 2011, driven by record investment buying in China, which may overtake India this year as the world's top consumer.
African Barrick Gold profit rises, trebles dividend
African Barrick Gold posted a 30% increase in core profit for 2011, as a rising gold price pushed margins to record levels, offsetting the impact of soaring costs.
Village promises First Uranium dividend
Village Main Reef says it will pay a special dividend to shareholders if its exposure to
First Uranium gets crystallised into cash. Shareholders may also score from the likely
sale of Cons Murch.
Impala Platinum hit by safety stoppages
Impala Platinum is the latest in a long line of mining companies to report production
losses caused by an increased number of Section 54 stoppages.
Impala strike turns violent
Thousands of protesting miners have burnt tyres and torched a police office near Impala Platinum's Rustenburg mine, as a month-long strike turns violent.
Brown: Zimbabwe land rental fee ‘a mistake’
Impala Platinum CEO David Brown reckons the huge increase on land rentals proposed
by the Zimbabwean government is a mistake because it will bankrupt the entire mining
industry.
AngloGold boosts dividend on record cash flow
AngloGold Ashanti pushes hard for an improved investment rating, surprising
analysts with a major dividend improvement and promising better returns in the
2012 financial year.
Paulson cuts gold ETF, upbeat view stays
Hedge fund manager John Paulson has cut his gold ETF bullion holdings by about $600m in the fourth quarter, a second straight reduction.
Chile backs Codelco in Anglo fight
The Chilean government is ready to support state mining company Codelco to the end
in its bitter legal fight with Anglo American, says the Deputy Mines Minister.