Rio Tinto to hold 100% of Riversdale
Rio Tinto is to move to compulsory acquisition of Riversdale Mining after Tata Steel accepted all of its shareholding into Rio Tinto's takeover offer for Riversdale.
DiamondCorp issues shares for cash
Diamond development and exploration group DiamondCorp Plc will place over 26 million new ordinary shares to raise about £3.48m, it says.
Another suitor for Metorex
Metorex, which is a $1.1bn target for Brazil's Vale, says it has received an interest from another party to acquire the company.
More Zambian miners face tax queries
Zambia's finance minister says audits have highlighted tax "issues" with mining assets owned by Vedanta Resources, First Quantum Minerals as well as Glencore.
Transnet mulls new Richards Bay line
Freight logistics group Transnet may build a new rail line to the port at Richards Bay via Swaziland to free up capacity on its main coal export line, reports Business Day.
Shanduka to boost Sentula profits
Teaming up with Shanduka will lift Sentula's profits, because the group will be running its own mines in addition to operating as a mining contractor.
Metorex sets date for Vale vote
Metorex shareholders will vote on Brazilian group Vale’s takeover offer on July 22 - the date chairperson Rob Still had hoped to be in Iceland on a fishing trip.
Tanzanian MPs back mineral super tax plan
Tanzania's parliament has approved a $27.4bn five-year development plan, backing the proposed introduction of a super-profit tax on mining companies.
‘Serious discrepancies’ at Aurora
New liquidators have uncovered discrepancies between the assets handed to back Aurora's liquidators, and those given to Aurora when it made a R600m bid for the financially-striken Pamodzi Gold mines.
Territory backs Noble offer
Australian iron ore firm Territory Resources has recommended a A$132.6m takeover offer from Noble Group, which trumped an earlier offer from South Africa's Exxaro.