DA urges cooling off period for mining officials
THE DA has called on Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu to bar employees of her department from joining private mining companies immediately after leaving government.
Harmony resumes Unisel operations
Harmony Gold has resumed operations at its Unisel mine that were suspended after an employee died in a locomotive accident.
Num declares dispute with Northam
The National Union of Mineworkers has declared an internal dispute with Northam Platinum over the company's reluctance to bargain, the union says.
RMB holds 5.2% Petmin stake
Anthracite coal miner Petmin says financial services group Rand Merchant Bank holds 5.20% of the company's share capital.
Codelco workers strike over privatisation fears
Workers at the world's largest copper producer, Chile's Codelco, have gone on strike over modernisation plans they fear amount to privatization.
Wage talks for gold sector to resume
The National Union of Mineworkers will continue wage negotiations with the Chamber of Mines' gold producers to prevent a possible strike, the union says.
Greeks grabbing gold
The financial storms raging around the heads of the Greeks have recently led to a strong increase in people buying gold in that country.
Amplats sees higher headline earnings
Anglo American Platinum says first-half headline earnings are expected to increase slightly because of higher sales and prices.
Forbes Coal to list on JSE
TSX-listed Forbes Coal will debut on the JSE on July 28 in a secondary listing.
Vale lets go of Metorex
Metorex says it has been told by Vale that the Brazilian group will not submit a new offer to top a bid to acquire it by China's Jinchuan Group.