The return of Bernard Swanepoel
Village Main Reef looks a high-risk, high-reward play that widows and orphans should avoid, but gold bugs could be attracted to like moths to a candle.
Collahuasi says plants working amid stoppage
Chile's giant Collahuasi mine has confirmed workers on two shifts have downed tools at the world's No. 3 copper mine, adding that its plants were fully operational.
Sierra Leone to post mining revenues online
Sierra Leone will soon launch a public website to detail mining revenues in an effort to ensure that an expected resource bonanza is handled transparently, officials say.
Kumba workers reap big payout
Kumba Iron Ore says that over 6,200 of its employees will reap a R576,045 payout in December as part of an "empowerment" plan aimed at non-managers.
Bisichi impasse benefits Wescoal
Wescoal has pulled off a "company-making" transaction by acquiring the Pegasus coal deposit on the back of a bust-up between the original owners dating back years.
ANC to redraft nationalisation report
The African National Congress has returned a report with policy recommendations on the issue of mine nationalisation for redrafting, says a senior party official.
Randgold Resources lower 2011 guidance
Randgold Resources has significantly adjusted its output target for 2012 downwards, blaming setbacks at its Cote d’Ivoire and Mali operations.
Gold One takeover deal in home stretch
Gold One International shareholders who choose to accept a takeover offer from a Chinese consortium will bag their returns before Christmas.
Glencore ‘leads bid’ for Exxaro’s Rosh Pinah
Glencore International is emerging as the preferred bidder for the 50.04% stake in Namibia's Rosh Pinah Zinc mine held by Exxaro Resources, reports Bloomberg.
Revised MPRDA at least a year away
Proposed amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act will not come into law before end-2012, says Mines Minister Susan Shabangu.