Gold Fields strike deadlock continues
Gold Fields hopes the strike at its South Deep mine will end soon - but the National Union of Mineworkers has threatened to extend the industrial action.
Gold Fields reports strike violence
THE strike by over 3,000 miners at Gold Fields' South Deep mine appears to be turning ugly, with the company "noting with concern" incidents of intimidation and violence.
Glencore mulls $10bn IPO – report
Trading and mining company Glencore International is considering an IPO that may raise about $10bn next year, reports Bloomberg.
Govt may regulate coal exports
Government is seriously considering the regulation of coal exports to protect Eskom from local producers who get higher prices for their coal in India and China.
Oliphant: SA’s coal reserves declining
The quality and quantity of SA's coal reserves are steadily declining and mining the commodity is becoming harder, says the new deputy minister for mineral resources.
Pink diamond sale shows market strength
A rare pink diamond fetching $45.75m has virtually doubled the previous record to become the most expensive stone ever sold at auction.
NUM: Black elite behind nationalisation
SA's biggest union, the National Union of Mineworkers, says the BEE elite may be funding the ANC Youth League to push the nationalisation agenda.
Union attacks mines body over deaths
The Chamber of Mines is lying if it claims there has been an improvement on safety in mine, says the National Union of Mineworkers.
ANCYL scoffs at ‘independent’ research
The ANC Youth League says it is not interested in independent views on the nationalisation of mines.
ANC talks tough on mines research
All structures within the ANC must stop casting aspersions before real research work on the nationalisation of mines begins, spokesperson Brian Sokutu said on Wednesday.