RBCT shelves expansion plans
Richards Bay Coal Terminal has shelved plans to increase export capacity until 2015 due to the slow pace of rail infrastructure expansion, according to Business Report.
CSN won’t sell Riversdale stake, says CFO
CSN has no immediate plans to sell its stake in Australia's Riversdale Mining on which it is relying as a source of coal, says CFO Paulo Penido Marques.
Rio content with lesser stake in Riversdale
Rio Tinto has lowered the acceptance condition on its A$3.9bn offer for Riversdale Mining after entering into talks with a major backer of the Mozambican miner.
Central Rand Gold to shut down
Central Rand Gold is to halt underground mining operations but will reassess its prospects by the end of October.
Marcus appeals to nationalisation backers
Those proposing nationalisation should leave ideology out of it and need to judge how efficient state-controlled companies are, says SA Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus.
Harmony cut costs at Hidden Valley
Harmony Gold says it has cut costs at the Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea, though it also experienced unscheduled "mechanical downtime" on an ore conveyer.
First Uranium ‘to pay’ Simmers debt
The settlement of Simmers’ R155m Absa notes may be one of the first new purposes envisaged by Bernard Swanepoel for the gold junior’s 25% stake in First Uranium.
Miners tumble as Harare turns up heat
Platinum stocks took a hit as the Zimbabwean government gave miners six months to sell a majority stake in their firms.
Mugabe comments hit platinum miners
Shares in platinum miners with operations in Zimbabwe plunged after President Robert Mugabe said he would press on with plans to sell 51% of foreign firms to locals.
Pallinghurst’s lacklustre share price
Pallinghurst Resources is getting things right at the operating levels of its various interests and its NAV is rising, but the share price is yet to reflect this.