Wits Gold posts loss increase
Exploration group Witwatersrand Consolidated Resources has increased its interim loss.
Iron ore trading at half-year highs
Iron ore prices have steadied near six-month highs, supported by fewer Indian supplies and demand from Chinese steel mills.
SA ‘on right track with mines audit’
Cleaning up South Africa's scandal-tainted mining sector is no easy task but a six-month government audit of existing mineral licences is a welcome start, says AngloGold CEO Mark Cutifani.
Gold One allays output fears
Gold One International, often criticised for tinkering with its forecast figures, will not miss its 120,000oz target in 2011, says CEO Neal Froneman.
Union wants Sars to probe Aurora
Trade union Solidarity has asked the South African Revenue Service to investigate alleged mismanagement of funds by Aurora Empowerment Systems.
Randgold’s Bristow makes Africa pledge
Randgold Resources has no plans to change its Africa-focused business model and is not tempted by the lure of South American deposits, says its CEO.
Rio triples 2011 capex
Global miner Rio Tinto is to increase its capital spending to $11bn in 2011 as it expands its lucrative iron ore mines.
Miranda issued right for Syferbult-Boons
Miranda Mineral Holdings says it has been granted a new prospecting right for the group's Syferbult-Boons gold project until 2013.
Brad Wood charged over Aurora deaths
Formeer Big Brother celebrity Brad Wood and four others are being charged with murder after four illegal miners were killed at the Aurora Grootvlei Mine in Springs, says the NPA
Unions call dispute over Exxaro lay-offs
Trade unions Solidarity and the National Union of Mineworkers have declared a dispute with mining company Exxaro Resources over looming retrenchments.