Merafe’s ferrochrome ouput lower
Merafe Resources, the country's largest ferrochrome producer, says first-half production has fallen 4% to 150,000 tonnes due to furnace refurbishments.
Anglo stops all coal operations due to strike
Anglo American says it has halted operations at its South African coal mines due to the ongoing wage strike.
Regulator stops First Uranium operations
First Uranium has been forced to suspend operations after intervention from the nuclear regulator.
Optimum preps R800m capital raiser
Optimum Coal Holdings is pressing ahead with plans to raise R800m, or more, by November to finance its growth projects and possibly add more to its portfolio.
Amplats battles on costs and safety
Profits are up and Anglo American Platinum has declared an interim dividend of R5 per share, but it's clearly tough going at the platinum mining face.
Letseng delivers for Gem Diamonds
Letseng achieved record average prices for its diamond sales in the first half of 2011, as did Ellendale in Australia for its fancy yellow stones.
Randgold sees steady output from Ivory Coast
Randgold Resources's Tongon mine in Ivory Coast is set to hit a target of 272,000 ounces gold output this year and maintain that level into 2020, says CEO Mark Bristow.
DMR shuts down Smokey Hills
Production at Platinum Australia’s Smokey Hills mine has been interrupted for the third time this year, following an order to do so by the department of mineral resources.
Amplats tightlipped on Zimbabwe
Amplats CEO Neville Nicolau has allocated a high priority to production growth from the Unki mine in Zimbabwe, but he's tightlipped over the latest indigenisation developments.
Gold price forecasts rise
Analysts have boosted gold price forecasts for this year and next due to persistent concerns over the euro zone debt crisis and the US recovery and debt.