Aus firm makes Moz discovery
An Australian mining company says it has discovered deposits in Mozambique of rare minerals with a variety of industrial uses.
Petra secures $78m in new loans
Petra Diamonds will use new debt facilities to finance expansion of the Williamson mine in Tanzania and the Cullinan mine in SA.
Stockpiles will help us through: Kumba
Stockpiles would help Kumba Iron Ore through next week's strike planned by the National Union of Mineworkers, the company said.
NUM urges Northam to make ‘good offer’
The NUM called on Northam Platinum to return to the negotiating table with a good offer in order to resolve the four week standoff at the platinum producer's Zondereinde mine.
SA ferrochrome output to double
South Africa's production of ferrochrome, a steel-making ingredient, is forecast to more than double by 2015.
Gold hits new record high
The gold price shot through a fresh all-time high after the release of grim US economic data.
SA economic policy wrong-headed
South Africa had prioritised social transformation ahead of economic growth, the reverse of the model that had worked so well for China, an Xstrata executive said in Johannesburg.
Record coal delivery for Transnet
Transnet is on track to reach its long-term target of delivering 81 million tons per annum to Richards Bay Coal Terminal.
Gold party set to continue
Participants at the London Bullion Market Association annual conference voted that gold would reach at price of $1,406/oz in the coming 12 months.
Harmony mine stays shut after tremor
Operations at Harmony Gold's Bambanani mine in South Africa has remained suspended after an earth tremor.