CoAL wants lower rail tariffs
Transnet is doing a good job on increasing coal railages to Maputo, but tariffs have to drop to make further expansions viable, according to CoAL CEO John Wallington.
Cutifani sees gold at $2,200/oz in 2012
The CEO of AngloGold Ashanti says he expects gold prices to hit $2,200 an ounce by next year and hints the firm may boost its dividend.
NUM says wage talks with Implats falter
The National Union of Mineworkers says separate wage talks with Exxaro Resources and Impala Platinum have deadlocked but strike action was not imminent.
Mwana Africa’s Zimbabwe output tops target
Mwana Africa's Zimbabwe mine output has risen to a monthly average of 4,500 ounces, outstripping its targeted annual production rate.
Production disruption at Smokey Hills
Platinum Australia says production at its Smokey Hills Mine in Limpopo has been disrupted by blockages to the access road by communities adjacent to the road.
De Beers signs 10-year Debswana deal
De Beers, the diamond miner and marketer in which Anglo American has a 45% stake, has signed a long-term contract with Botswana's Debswana.
Gold heads for biggest weekly drop since ’09
Gold has slipped more than one percent, heading for its biggest weekly drop since March 2009.
DMR ‘withdraws’ Mine Waste Solutions right
First Uranium shares have lost almost 15%, following an announcement that subsidiary Mine Waste Solutions’ mining right has been withdrawn.
Zimbabwe again softens tone
Zimbabwe has again hinted it may show flexibility in its stance towards foreign mining companies.
Mining ‘no cure’ for poverty
The John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape hosts more than 75% of the world’s manganese reserves. It is also one of nine nodes of poverty in SA.