Fitch affirms diversified miners
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of the three major diversified mining
companies, Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
Eastplats hits Q4 wall, impairs for $46.3m
Shares in Eastplats slumped 7% on the JSE as it posted a horror decline in
year-on-year profits, suffered a $46.5m write-down, and said projects might be
rescoped permanently unless third-party funding was acquired.
Uranium One posts record revenue
Uranium One said that despite difficulties in the uranium industry during 2011, the
company was able to post record revenues and an 89% improvement in earnings
from mining operations.
Merafe says chrome export duty imminent
An export duty on chrome ore would help stop the slide in South Africa’s
market share of ferrochrome and protect jobs, Merafe Resources CEO Stuart
Elliot said.
EU says nuclear stress tests completed by mid-year
Stress tests on European Union nuclear facilities would be completed by the mid-
year with EU Energy Commissioner, Guenther Oettinger, saying thoroughness was
essential.
Glencore unlikely to bump Xstrata offer
Glencore will today address investors for the first time since unveiling plans for a
$90bn merger with Xstrata, an offer that is unlikely to be amended upwards,
analysts say.
Glasenberg’s rebuffs calls to lift Xstrata bid
Glencore's Ivan Glasenberg said he hoped people would review the numbers and see
his firm's $36.3bn bid for Xstrata truly represented a merger of equals.
Impala’s Rustenburg resumes production
Impala had rehired 14,950 workers at its key Rustenburg mine which was ready to
restart production following a crippling six week strike which cost the operation
120,000 ounces of output.
Tharisa secures R1bn funding for plant
Tharisa Minerals has raised R1bn for a chrome and platinum group metal mine and
concentrator from HSBC Holdings.
Mandela, Zuma to face criminal charges
Aurora’s Zondwa Mandela is to be served with papers that he defrauded the
JSE, says the Joint Provisional Liquidators of Pamodzi, who added Khulubuse
Zuma would also be in the firing line.