Newcrest halts Ivory Coast, Indonesia mines
Newcrest Mining has put work at its Bonikro gold mine in Ivory Coast on ice and moved mine management to Ghana amid election tensions in the region.
Indian steel firm seeks SA base – report
India’s second-largest producer of steel is considering building a plant in SA if government agrees to grant iron ore and coking coal mining permits, reports Bloomberg.
Australian miners score tax concession
Australia's biggest mining groups may have won a long-running battle against Prime Minister Julia Gillard after a tax panel recommended the government pick up future state royalty payments under its tax reform package.
Anglo plots De Beers takeover – report
Anglo American is considering a plan to take control of De Beers, according to a newspaper report.
A rare return for Rareco
Shareholders in Rareco, a junior mining company written off by the market after being suspended on the JSE in 2002, have received an unexpected Christmas gift.
Simmers CEO resigns
Simmer & Jack CEO Nico Schoeman has resigned and will be replaced by company CFO Marius Saaiman.
Kumba’s Zim to start new steel firm
Lazarus Zim, the former chair of Kumba Iron Ore, says he has resigned from the board of the Anglo American subsidiary to start a new steel firm and avoid the potential of a conflict of interest.
Tata Steel ‘to sell SA assets’
Tata Steel is in talks to sell its South African assets to raise more than $150m, reports the Economic Times.
De Beers unaware of Anglo buyout ‘plot’
The world's largest diamond producer De Beers has contradicted a report saying that Anglo American is planning to take it over.
Searching gold on the ocean’s bottom
At the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, on the West Coast of South Africa, there is gold. How much is still unknown - and whether it would make economic sense to exploit it.