Catching a ride on the commodities train
As commodity prices - such as gold, silver and oil - set new price records on a regular basis, retail investors will be looking for exposure to them.
Seven dead after clashes at Barrick mine
Clashes between hundreds of villagers and police at a gold mine left seven people dead in northwest Tanzania, the mine's owner African Barrick Gold said.
Kumba, Amsa extend interim price deal
Kumba Iron Ore says its interim iron ore supply agreement with ArcelorMittal SA has been extended until end-July 2012.
Namibia to hit miners with windfall tax
The Namibian government is looking to introduce a minerals windfall tax.
Soros ditches most gold in first quarter
Billionaire financier George Soros, who calls gold "the ultimate bubble," has dumped almost his entire $800m stake in bullion.
Newcrest back at work in Ivory Coast
Newcrest Mining says it will resume gold production at its Bonikro mine in the Ivory Coast.
Chinese group confirms Gold One bid
Gold One International has confirmed a consortium of Chinese investors wants to take control of the gold junior in a deal which will value it at around R4.4bn.
Outsider takes helm at De Beers
De Beers has named industry outsider Philippe Mellier, an executive from French engineering group Alstom, as its new boss.
Johann Rupert goes diamond mining
Johann Rupert has emerged as the financial backer of the Superkolong consortium, which holds the right to mine the diamond-bearing dumps at De Beers' former Jagersfontein mine.
Petmin adds Turkey copper to portfolio
Petmin has added copper to its exploration portfolio following a deal to buy 37.5% of the Shivas copper project in Turkey, a prospect that could yield 150 million tonnes of the metal.