Key BHP Olympic Dam ally to step down
An Australian politician who has played a key role in developing BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine and is now under pressure to step down has vowed to stay on until October.
Great Basin Gold shares tumble
Great Basin Gold shares took yet another knock following release of an operational update which dropped this year's gold production forecast for the new Burnstone mine.
Gold One gets go-ahead for deals
Gold One International has received approval from SA's competition authorities to go ahead with its two significant transactions.
Rio, Mitsubishi bid to mop up Coal & Allied
Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi Corp have made an offer to buy out Coal & Allied for $1.56bn, looking to take full control of the Australian coal miner.
Harmony in $9m US lawsuit settlement
HARMONY Gold has agreed to pay $9m to the lead plaintiff in a US class action filed against it in 2008, after being accused of overstating earnings for 2007.
Kumba workers to get R2.3bn payout
Some 5,000 Kumba Iron Ore employees are set to get up to R500,000 each in November when a broad-based empoyee share participation scheme matures.
Oppenheimers explore new ventures
The Oppenheimer family, which built its fortune on diamonds, sees opportunities in agriculture and African consumers.
Resource nationalism the ‘biggest risk’
Resource nationalism is the biggest threat facing the mining sector this year and next as governments seek to take advantage of higher commodity prices, says Ernst & Young.
Hawks target ICT powerbroker
The power-broker behind the Imperial Crown Trading led consortium - that could turn a number of partners into multimillionaires - has reason to sweat.
De Beers, Num sign deal to end strike
Diamond producer De Beers has signed a two-year wage deal with the National Union of Mineworkers, ending a 14-day strike.