UK urges Zimbabwe to comply with Kimberley
British officials have urged Zimbabwe to comply with global diamond trade regulations and say most of the finest stones are being smuggled out of its rich Marange fields.
Gold price, output boost AngloGold
AngloGold Ashanti's figures received a shot in the arm from the rallying gold price and an increase in production, posting adjusted headline earnings of R2.1bn for the September quarter.
The DMR hits back over nationalisation
The Department of Mineral Resources has come back swinging at mining legal expert Hulme Scholes over his views on nationalisation but Scholes is not backing down.
Jubilee’s ConRoast operational early 2011
JSE and AIM-listed Jubilee Platinum says its new ConRoast commercial facility is on track to commence smelting in the second quarter of 2011.
Motsepe coins it
Africa Rainbow Minerals chairperson Patrice Motsepe earned almost 74% more during the group's 2010 financial year than in 2009, according to the company's annual report.
Zoellick: no gold standard, but role key
World Bank President Robert Zoellick is not advocating a return to a gold standard, but says the metal is the "the elephant in the room" that policymakers need to acknowledge.
Gold One upbeat on Modder East drilling
Gold One International says the results of its drilling programme at its flagship Modder East mine have confirmed an extension to the high grade shoreline.
Genesis accepts Xstrata’s Sphere offer
Global miner Xstrata are closer to succeeding in its takeover of iron ore prospector Sphere Minerals after Genesis Investment Management agreed to accept the offer.
Village on fundraising path
Village Main Reef is to ask shareholders for permission to raise up to R40m, to bolster cash reserves and finalise the acquisition of Consolidated Murchison.
Minas Rio on track, says Carroll
Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll told says the group's key Minas Rio iron ore project in Brazil is moving full steam ahead, following repeated delays and cost overruns.