Kumba output hit by excessive rainfall
Kumba Iron Ore has reported a 23% decline in quarterly production, hit by excessive rainfall at all operations.
AngloPlat keeps target despite output drop
UPDATED: Anglo Platinum has kept its full-year production target, despite a 5% fall in first-quarter output attributed to safety stoppages.
Nkwe, rival told to kiss and make up
Nkwe Platinum will be forced to sit down and talk with its court rival over prospecting rights on a farm it lost in a Constitutional Court judgment last year.
Namibia eyes mining sector growth
Namibia expects investment of $3.5bn in its mining sector over the next five years, with the industry accounting for 15% of its economic output, says a minister.
CSN sells Riversdale stake
Brazilian steelmaker CSN has struck a deal to sell its 19.9% stake in Mozambican-focused coal miner Riversdale to Rio Tinto for $830m.
Gold powers above $1,500
Gold has rallied above $1,500 an ounce for the first time, extending a run of record highs as investors seeks to hedge growing inflation risks and buy into a broad commodities rally.
BHP boosts iron ore output, warns on coal
BHP Billiton's iron ore production has jumped, but persistent rains in Australia are delaying its coal output recovery.
Harmony exposed to corporate action
Harmony CEO Graham Briggs believes his group is undervalued and exposed to corporate action, should a predator be lured by the rich pickings in the Wafi-Golpu project.
Ministers to discuss MPRDA amendments
High-level talks on bringing environmental regulations for mines in line with legislation for the rest of the country are to take place soon.
Harmony’s Masimong mine to reopen today
Harmony Gold says its Masimong mine will reopen on Wednesday after it was shut last Thursday when a worker was killed in a locomotive accident.