Num rejects revised Implats pay offer
The National Union of Mineworkers says its members at Impala Platinum have refused a revised pay rise offer from the company and will refer the dispute to arbitration.
ANC charges Malema with sowing discord
THE African National Congress has charged controversial youth leader Julius Malema with "sowing divisions" in its ranks and bringing the party into disrepute.
Optimum Coal buys prospecting rights from BHP
Optimum Coal has bought two prospecting rights from BHP Billiton in a move to boost its portfolio.
Exxaro coins it from coal and mineral sands
Coal and heavy mineral sands paid off big-time for Exxaro Resources in the six months to end-June, along with the usual hefty contribution from its stake in Kumba's Sishen iron ore mine.
Shabangu worried about mine ‘carnage’
Mines Minister Susan Shabangu has described the mounting death toll in the country's mines as "carnage", saying there is a link between the pursuit of profits and the body count.
Bonanza payout for Exxaro workers
Exxaro Resources mineworkers stand to receive up to R117,000 each in November when the group's first broad-based employee share incentive scheme matures.
Chavez to nationalise Venezuelan gold industry
Venezuela will nationalise its gold industry and is moving its international reserves out of Western countries, says President Hugo Chavez.
Northam battles unit, capital cost hikes
The Booysendal project will now cost R3.9bn in today's money terms forcing the platinum producer, troubled by poor geology and rising costs, to seek additional debt finance.
Peru, miners in pact to change royalties
Peru's mining firms have agreed to pay higher royalties in an overhaul of the current system, say sources on both sides of negotiations between companies and government.
ICT: Kumba’s Sishen rights ‘non-existent’
Imperial Crown Trading 289 has questioned the status of Kumba's 78.4% mining right over Sishen mine, saying the firm had not registered its converted
right on time.