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Anarchy and death at Aurora mine

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Miners at the Aurora Empowerment Systems are concerned about their safety after allegedly being attacked by a group of trigger happy security guards.

Impala earnings up to 25% lower

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Full year share earnings for Impala Platinum could be up to a quarter lower owing to a share-based expense.

ICT gets sweet deal from ArcelorMittal

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Sources say Imperial Crown Trading will get R200m from ArcelorMittal even if it loses the action against Kumba Iron Ore over the prospecting right it has been awarded to part of the Sishen mine.

Eastplats takes a knock

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Eastern Platinum has been hit by lower production and sharply higher costs after it dismissed a quarter of its production crews in May because of poor safety compliance.

Great Basin narrows June quarter loss

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Great Basin Gold reported a narrowing in year-on-year losses for the June quarter and said its flagship South African mine, Burnstone, would reach commercial production in September.

Rossing South sixth largest on upgrade

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Extract Resources has announced a resource upgrade that moves its Rossing South property among the top six global uranium deposits by contained metal.

Zim poised for billion dollar diamond sale

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Zimbabwe's state coffers are poised for a huge cash injection as 4.5 million carats of diamonds, worth up to $1.7bn according to the government, go on sale in the capital Harare.

Eskom contracts independent power producers

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ESKOM has contracted five independent power producers to commission privately generated electricity to boost its energy supply.

ArcelorMittal buys Imperial Crown Trading

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ArcelorMittal has agreed to buy Imperial Crown Trading for R800m in what could be viewed as a desperate attempt to recover the mining rights it lost in Kumba's Sishen iron ore mine.

Lonmin to get base metal rights

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Lonmin was likely to receive approval to sell base metals over areas it successfully received mining licence conversions several years ago, a government official says.