Gold backers seek higher dividends: JP Morgan
Most gold investors are looking for better dividends to be paid from available free cash flow, says JP Morgan Cazenove.
Lonmin to raise workers’ pay by up to 10%
Lonmin says employees will receive pay rises and benefit improvements of up to 10%, depending on job grades, as part of a two-year wage agreement with NUM.
Ghana tax hikes ‘deep concern’: Gold Fields
Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland says he is concerned about Ghana's move to increase corporate taxes on the mining sector to 35% from 25%.
Optimum directors bag R221m in share sale
Xmas came early for directors at Optimum Coal Holdings who made a killing selling shares, presumably to Glencore International.
Platmin to delist until better days return
Platmin, a platinum group metals developer and explorer operating in South Africa, is to delist from Toronto and Johannesburg saying its share was under-valued and poorly traded.
Sierra Leone shields coveted forest from mining
Sierra Leone has conferred protected national park status on a remote tract of forest that has attracted attention for its iron ore mining potential.
Anglo punts fuel cells as SA growth driver
South Africa has the potential to become a global leader in the development and manufacturing of fuel cell technology, says Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll.
Rio Tinto to invest $2.7bn more in smelter
Global miner Rio Tinto says it will invest an additional $2.7bn to modernise its Kitimat aluminium smelter in Canada's British Columbia.
London Mining starts up Sierra Leone iron ore
Londong Mining has started production of iron ore from its Marampa operation in Sierra Leone and the first shipment is on track to be completed by the end of this year.
RBPlat sees Styldrift’s first output by 2015
Royal Bafokeng Platinum expects to have first production at its Styldrift 1 project in the second quarter of 2015.