Exxaro to shut Zincor
Exxaro Resources has decided to shut down permanently its loss-making Zincor plant near Springs after being unable to find a buyer.
Gold miners to talk as strike starts
Gold mine workers and the major producers are due to meet for wage talks, in a bid to end a strike that may halt daily output worth up to $25m.
Anglo shuns calls for higher dividends
Anglo American is facing questions over its seemingly conservative dividend policy, with some investors asking the group for a "bigger bite of the cherry".
Two dead, five injured at Gold Fields’ KDC
Gold Fields has announced the death of two employees at its KDC East mine after a seismic-related accident.
Colombia’s comptroller warns AngloGold
The use of water resources for a major AngloGold Ashanti project in Colombia could threaten agriculture and human populations, says the country's comptroller.
Phosa: ANC deserves flak over mines
Criticism on the "drawn-out manner" in which the ruling party has dealt with the nationalisation debate is valid, says its treasurer general Mathews Phosa.
Chinese plunge into marginal projects
Hong Kong-listed Wing Hing International is pushing ahead with the R4bn acquisition of two marginal South African gold projects on the back of some highly optimistic projections.
NGOs appeal Mapungubwe mine’s licence
A coalition of civil society organisations will lodge an appeal against the granting of a water-use license to a company aiming to establish a colliery near the Mapungubwe National Park.
DMR lifts Smokey Hills suspension
Platinum Australia says operations at its Smokey Hills mine are once again under way, following the lifting of a suspension notice by the department of mineral resources.
Universal Coal takes 40% of Berenice
ASX-listed Universal Coal says it has achieved a direct ownership of 40% in the Berenice coking coal project.