Village declares Lesego to be shallower
Village said it had intersected platinum group metals at its 77%-held Lesego platinum prospect at some 700m, almost half the initial estimated depth of the resource.
NUM settles with ARM, Anglo Platinum
South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Monday it has reached a one-year wage deal with African Rainbow Minerals' Nkomati nickel mine.
Motsepe SA’s richest man
Patrice Motsepe, executive chairperson of African Rainbow Minerals, is officially South Africa's Mr Moneybags.
Rio Tinto to sell out of Palabora
Rio Tinto's retreat from South Africa continues with the news that it will sell its controlling stake in copper producer Palabora after getting rid of its Chapudi coal project last year.
Metorex sets up next DRC project
Metorex more than doubled profits in the six months to June which should please new
owners Jinchuan whose bid for the company was overwhelmingly accepted by
shareholders on Friday.
Impala locked in Zim discussions
Impala Platinum remained in talks with the Zimbabwe government about requirements to transfer a 51% stake in its Zimbabwe unit Zimplats to local blacks.
CRG may be forced to close mine
Central Rand Gold (CRG) may have to close its mine as early as next week after a government order, the Sunday Times reported, citing Bheki Khumalo, spokesman for the Department of Mineral Resources.
Namakwa shares plunge on review
Namakwa Diamonds has plunged by 61.3% to 10.5p per share in London on after delivering a radical strategic review, reports the Financial Times.
Peru to present mining royalty bill in 2 weeks
Peru's new leftist government plans to send a closely watched proposal to increase mining royalties to Congress in the next two weeks, says the country's finance minister.
Metorex sees delisting before year-end
Metorex is expecting November 25 to be its last day of trade on the JSE before it is taken over by Chinese metals group Jinchuan.