Anglo copper ambitions handed double boost
Anglo American's dealings with the world's top two copper nations producing - Peru
and Chile - took a turn for the better.
Iron ore, mineral sands depress Exxaro shares
Shares in Exxaro Resources fell under further pressure this week, registering a
9.4% decline since the beginning of July as the outlook for coal, iron ore and
mineral sands prices looked dim.
Cherish thy foreign investor
Apathy towards the priorities of "traditional' foreign investors will likely
undermine efforts to increase the contribution of mining to the social
transformation of SA, says a Sims critique.
Gold protocol to sideline informal miners
The world’s major gold producers seek to draw an iron curtain between their
mines and especially Africa’s enormous, varied informal gold industry.
Botswana may pass on $1.26bn De Beers pre-empt
The government of Botswana has the right to buy its pro-rata stake in De Beers
from the Oppenheimer family, but it's thought it need not bother with the
$500m expense.
Xstrata vote on Glencore bid set for Sept 7
Xstrata has effectively given Glencore and its rival Qatar shareholder the
summer break to hammer out an agreement on the takeover of the UK miner.
Accounting, not emotion, guides valuations
Governments are fooling themselves if they think there is more than simple,
objective figures behind the negative responses of rating agencies, says auditing
group Ernst & Young.
Transnet sticks to 75Mt coal target
Transnet will ask its freight division to meet an average monthly railage target
of 66 million tonnes - never achieved before - to convince the coal industry its
improvements are permanent.
Gold Fields in lashing over mine deaths
Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Godfrey Oliphant, has singled out Gold
Fields as the biggest contributor to mine deaths in the year so far.
Better H2 predicted for Anglo subsidiaries
The weaker earnings guidance from Anglo American’s listed subsidiaries is a
pointer to a likely trend in results from other listed mining companies, says a
mining analyst.