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.
Coal strike kicks off
Workers in the coal industry have embarked on a countrywide strike, warning of "serious implications" for the economy if their demands were not met.
Strike to start at gold mines
The National Union of Mineworkers says wage talks with the country's big gold miners had broken down.
Jimmy Manyi put forward as minerals DG
Speculation is rife in government circles that cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi may be in line to be appointed the new director general of mineral resources.
Canadians, Chinese in SA rare earth deal
Great Western Minerals is teaming up with a Chinese rare earth producer to build a rare earth processing plant in the Western Cape.
RBPlat expects lower Heps
Royal Bafokeng Platinum says headline earnings per share have declined in the first half.
Namibia proposes mining tax hike
Namibia plans to raise its mining tax by 17% to boost revenue, but the hike will not apply to the diamond sector, says the ministry of finance.
De Beers strike starts
The National Union of Mineworkers' members at diamond producer De Beers Consolidated Mines has started a strike after wage talks failed, says a union official.
AngloGold takes up major First Uranium stake
Village Main Reef has sold the majority of the 26% stake it held in First Uranium to AngloGold Ashanti for R205m.
Investors score as Kumba ups dividend
Kumba Iron Ore has declared a record interim dividend as higher export iron ore prices more than made up for weather-related production losses.