Miners to submit regular safety reports
The department of mineral resources will require boards of mining companies to submit quarterly reports on health and safety, parliament hears.
Rains hit Anglo hard
Anglo American has stuck to its production targets despite a first quarter that saw floods and heavy rains hampering output, with coal output from its Australian operations down by over a third.
Kumba output hit by excessive rainfall
Kumba Iron Ore has reported a 23% decline in quarterly production, hit by excessive rainfall at all operations.
Shanduka takes over Sentula
Cyril Ramaphosa's unlisted mining group Shanduka Resources is to list its coal assets on the JSE through a takeover of Sentula Mining, which will be renamed Shanduka Mining.
AngloPlat keeps target despite output drop
UPDATED: Anglo Platinum has kept its full-year production target, despite a 5% fall in first-quarter output attributed to safety stoppages.
Nkwe, rival told to kiss and make up
Nkwe Platinum will be forced to sit down and talk with its court rival over prospecting rights on a farm it lost in a Constitutional Court judgment last year.
Australia warns ‘no rivers of gold mining’
Australia is facing a mining boom with greater challenges and fewer rewards, Treasurer Wayne Swan says, warning there will not be "rivers of gold" like earlier commodities rushes.
Namibia eyes mining sector growth
Namibia expects investment of $3.5bn in its mining sector over the next five years, with the industry accounting for 15% of its economic output, says a minister.
Gold powers above $1,500
Gold has rallied above $1,500 an ounce for the first time, extending a run of record highs as investors seeks to hedge growing inflation risks and buy into a broad commodities rally.
CSN sells Riversdale stake
Brazilian steelmaker CSN has struck a deal to sell its 19.9% stake in Mozambican-focused coal miner Riversdale to Rio Tinto for $830m.