Xstrata 2011 coal production up, copper dips
Xstrata has posted record output from its Australian thermal coal operations in 2011 as newly commissioned Mangoola helped offset a flood-hit start to the year and strikes in SA.
Merafe’s 2011 ferrochrome production declines
Merafe Resources' attributable production of ferrochrome declined to 263,000 tonnes in the year ended December 2011 from 300,000 tonnes the previous year.
Optimum Coal output ‘disappoints’
Optimum Coal Holdings has posted a 15% drop in interim coal output, compared with the previous corresponding period
SA may import more power from neighbours
Eskom is considering importing more electricity from its neighbours as power in South Africa is expected to remain tight for at least the next two years.
Two workers die at Modikwa, says NUM
Two miners have died at Modikwa Platinum after a cave-in, bringing the number of workers killed at mines this year to more than ten, says the National Union of Mineworkers.
Pan African and Wits Gold buy Evander
Pan African Resources has teamed up with Wits Gold to buy Evander from Harmony for
R1.7bn in a deal that will give exploration company Wits Gold its first operating asset.
AllanHochreiter to list Sable Platinum
James Allan and Rene Hochreiter are to list their platinum interests through a reverse
takeover of the New Corpcapital cash shell, despite grim times in the platinum sector.
Intimidation wracks Impala’s Rustenburg mine
NUM claims widespread intimidation by a new, emergent union is the root cause of
a 20,000-person strong stay-away at Impala Platinum's key mine.
Miranda shares rise after reinstatement
Shares in Miranda Mineral Holdings have soared during early trade, after the JSE lifted the suspension of the company's shares.
Investors cry foul over Lontoh Coal
ANC bigwigs Zola Skweyiya and Aaron Motsoaledi are among several people who
invested millions of rands in Lontoh Coal - some of whom now claim they've been
misled.