Diamondcorp’s Lace posts fancy results
The average value of the first diamonds recovered from the initial sampling work at Diamondcorp's Lace mine in the Free State is far higher than expected.
Deal reached to end gold strike
A strike in South Africa's gold mining sector has ended after a two-year wage deal was clinched, unions and the Chamber of Mines say.
Gold slides on US trade breakthrough
Stocks have risen while gold and the yen dropped as investors cut safety trades after Washington reached a last-minute deal to escape default.
Harmony creates new executive post
Harmony Gold has created a new executive position to accelerate the execution of its safety and health strategy.
Minister acknowledges mines debate harm
The government knows that the debate on nationalisation dents SA's image and will not do anything unconstitutional, says the Minister of Public Enterprises.
Wits Gold ready to develop, says new CEO
Former head of Anooraq Resources, Philip Kotze, has been appointed new CEO of Wits Gold and says the group is ready to move from being an explorer to a developer of mines.
New effort to end wage impasse
Striking coal and gold miners are meeting the Chamber of Mines in separate talks in a bid to end stoppages that have cost South Africa tens of millions of dollars in lost output.
Coal strike ends
The striking employees of coal miners will return to work on Wednesday, following an agreement on wages between the Chamber of Mines and labour unions.
African Minerals, Shandong sign $1.5bn deal
African Minerals has finally signed an agreement with Shandong Iron & Steel that will see the Chinese group invest $1.5bn in African Minerals' flagship iron ore project in Sierra Leone.
Coal strike to end
The National Union of Mineworkers says it has reached a wage deal with employers in the coal sector to end a week-long strike.