Gold slides on US trade breakthrough
Stocks have risen while gold and the yen dropped as investors cut safety trades after Washington reached a last-minute deal to escape default.
Harmony creates new executive post
Harmony Gold has created a new executive position to accelerate the execution of its safety and health strategy.
Wits Gold ready to develop, says new CEO
Former head of Anooraq Resources, Philip Kotze, has been appointed new CEO of Wits Gold and says the group is ready to move from being an explorer to a developer of mines.
Minister acknowledges mines debate harm
The government knows that the debate on nationalisation dents SA's image and will not do anything unconstitutional, says the Minister of Public Enterprises.
Coal strike ends
The striking employees of coal miners will return to work on Wednesday, following an agreement on wages between the Chamber of Mines and labour unions.
New effort to end wage impasse
Striking coal and gold miners are meeting the Chamber of Mines in separate talks in a bid to end stoppages that have cost South Africa tens of millions of dollars in lost output.
Coal strike to end
The National Union of Mineworkers says it has reached a wage deal with employers in the coal sector to end a week-long strike.
Wage talks set for Monday as mines stay shut
Wage talks with unions to end a strike against the country's main gold miners have brought the sides closer together and negotiations will resume on Monday, says the Chamber of Mines.
Grupo Mexico net doubles
Mexican miner and railroad operator Grupo Mexico says its profit doubled in the second quarter, boosted by higher metals prices and output.
Collahuasi unions join Escondida in strike
Workers at Chile's Collahuasi have put down their tools over unmet labour demands, compounding worker unrest as a strike at top global copper mine Escondida enters a ninth day.