Vale director Tito Martins to be new CEO
Vale director Tito Botelho Martins will be named the company's new chief executive, reports a local newspaper.
Shabangu considers new coal allocations
Final word on which BEE coal company will get what allocation in terms of the revised Quattro coal export scheme is now awaited from Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu.
Central Rand Gold to shut down
Central Rand Gold is to halt underground mining operations but will reassess its prospects by the end of October.
Harmony cut costs at Hidden Valley
Harmony Gold says it has cut costs at the Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea, though it also experienced unscheduled "mechanical downtime" on an ore conveyer.
First Uranium ‘to pay’ Simmers debt
The settlement of Simmers’ R155m Absa notes may be one of the first new purposes envisaged by Bernard Swanepoel for the gold junior’s 25% stake in First Uranium.
Marcus appeals to nationalisation backers
Those proposing nationalisation should leave ideology out of it and need to judge how efficient state-controlled companies are, says SA Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus.
Rio content with lesser stake in Riversdale
Rio Tinto has lowered the acceptance condition on its A$3.9bn offer for Riversdale Mining after entering into talks with a major backer of the Mozambican miner.
Grow iron ore exports, not steel
Kumba Iron Ore reckons South Africa's iron ore business has a far more attractive future than the country's steel sector and government intervention needs to be "carefully evaluated".
‘Lower steel prices won’t up SA output’
A consultant for Kumba says lower steel prices will have no significant effect on manufacturing in SA, refuting claims by the trade and industry department.
Copper falls on China demand concerns
Copper prices pared back gains, pressured by fresh worries about near-term Chinese demand for industrial raw materials.