Mozambique denies India more coal deals
Mozambique has denied emerging industrial giant India five more coal concessions, saying the Asian nation should first develop sites where deals have already been struck.
Floods push coal price to one-year high
Fresh flooding in top global exporter Australia has added a further $10 to coal prices, driving thermal coal to a year high.
State gears up for mining prosecutions
The heat is on mining CEOs to make greater strides in safety as the state is soon expected to enforce tougher sanctions, including previously mooted jail sentences.
AngloGold halts Great Noligwa ops
AngloGold Ashanti has suspended operations at its Great Noligwa Mine in South Africa after a worker was killed in an accident.
Big drop in mine deaths
Some 128 mine workers died in 2010, which was a significant improvement from the previous year, says the Chamber of Mines.
Majali death certificate awaited
The National Prosecuting Authority is awaiting the death certificate of late businessman Sandile Majali as the police investigate the medication found in his hotel room.
Gold Fields sees flat output figures
Gold Fields expects 900,000 ounces of gold output in the three months to end-December, the group says.
Northam halts operations following fatality
Northam Platinum says an employee has died in a tramming accident at its Zondereinde mine.
Aurora broker an ex-convict – report
The middleman in several deals between Chinese companies and Aurora Empowerment Systems director Khulubuse Zuma is a convicted murderer, reports the Mail & Guardian.
Xstrata nears Colombian coal miner deal
Xstrata is close to winning the $8bn auction for Colombia's second-biggest coal miner, reports British newspaper The Sunday Times.