First Uranium initiates strategic review
Gold and uranium producer First Uranium Corp says its board has initiated a strategic review of the company's business.
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.
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.
Merafe warns over ferrochrome prices
Merafe Resources, which produces ferrochrome in a joint venture with Xstrata, says third quarter ferrochrome prices have dropped 11% quarter-on-quarter.
Amplats sees higher headline earnings
Anglo American Platinum says first-half headline earnings are expected to increase slightly because of higher sales and prices.
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.
Forbes Coal to list on JSE
TSX-listed Forbes Coal will debut on the JSE on July 28 in a secondary listing.