Govt fights claim over Vaal coal rights
Government has denied that Imperial Crown Trading received coal rights for 162 ecologically sensitive spots next to the Vaal River, but confirmed that it had received an application from the controversial company.
Gold One to miss production forecast
Gold One International won’t make its revised production target of 85,000 ounces for the calendar year, with actual output likely to be less than 70,000oz.
Gold outlook tarnished
SA gold share investors have seen scant profit from the gold rampage coming their way, as it is blunted by the stronger rand and so-called South African discount.
Anglo American CEO slams nationalisation
Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll has derided nationalisation as an economic policy that - drawing on the group's prior experiences in Zambia - "simply does not work".
SA remains coy to fiddle with rand
South Africa will not be making "inappropriate short-term" responses to weaken the rand as this will hamper longer-term economic growth, says finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
Moody’s takes a shine to AngloGold
Moody's expects the elimination of its hedge position will boost AngloGold Ashanti's future operating profitability and cash flow generation.
Aquarius Platinum looks at listing Mimosa
Mimosa - the Zimbabwean platinum producer jointly owned by Aquarius Platinum and Impala Platinum could be listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
Majali to appear in court
Alleged corporate hijacker Sandile Majali, who was at the centre of the Oilgate scandal, is expected to appear in a Johannesburg court.
Transnet commits to expand coal exports
Transnet has committed to increasing coal export capacity on the Richards Bay coal line to 81mt/year by 2014 provided it gets take or pay contracts with the coal exporters.
Law to nationalise mineral rights – critics
New legislation will remove the final reference to privately held ownership of minerals, in effect nationalising mineral rights, critics say.