Galaxy eyes JSE debut this year
Miner Galaxy Gold says it expects to resolve problems with mining rights and list after the middle the year.
Harmony banks on growth projects
Harmony Gold says a shaft accident at one its mines is likely to affect production but growth products will contribute to output.
DRDGold output up 7pct, costs 11pct lower
DRDGold expects production for the December quarter to be higher, thanks in part to an improved performance at the Blyvoor underground operation.
Petra buys Finsch for R1.4bn
Petra Diamonds has bought the Finsch mine from De Beers which will boost the company into the world diamond mining big league producing nearly 3m carats annually.
African Eagle shares oversubscribed
African Eagles resources says a placing of 23.86 million new ordinary shares in London was oversubscribed.
BHP spent $279m on minerals exploration
BHP Billiton is seeing cost pressure across a broad range of projects.
Chinalco strives to be top five global miner
Chinalco, China's largest alumina producer, plans to become one of the world's top five miners in the next decade, state media reports.
Silver prices slide to 7-week low
Silver prices have suffered from a dearth of investment demand and gains in the dollar.
Mineworker dies at Harmony’s Bambanani mine
A winch operator has died at Harmony Gold's Bambanani mine in the Free State after a ground fall, the National Union of Mineworkers says.
Great Basin’s Burnstone mine up and running
Great Basin Gold says in a Q4 2010 production update that its Burnstone Mine in South Africa had commenced with production build-up.