BHP kills Potash bid, revives buyback
BHP Billiton has scrapped its $39bn bid for Potash Corp, and says it will return $4.2bn to investors through a share buyback.
Uranium One loss narrows
Uranium One has posted a narrower quarterly loss, assisted by an increase in production.
Shabangu exposes mine audit subversion
UPDATED: Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has cited bribery and intimidation as some of the challenges her department faced in the audit of mining and prospecting licences.
First Uranium posts wider-than-expected loss
Gold and uranium producer First Uranium Corp posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by foreign exchange translation and certain expenses.
Lonmin pays dividend, sees platinum shortfall
Lonmin, the world's third-biggest platinum producer, has restarted dividends after posting a better-than-expected swing to full-year profit as prices and output recovered.
Nationalisation study gets underway
The ruling ANC will appoint two independent researchers to investigate the nationalisation of mines, says secretary general Gwede Mantashe.
John Block mined with forged licence
Controversial ANC Northern Cape chairperson John Block is a director of a company that for years has mined salt in the Kalahari with a fraudulent mining licence, court records show.
Gold falls most since July
GOLD has suffered its biggest fall in four months, tumbling 3% as Chinese rate-hike talk and eurozone debt worries triggered widespread unwinding of risk in commodities.
Mandela’s fugitive son-in-law in coal deal
Nelson Mandela's fugitive son-in-law has landed a R500m coal mining deal with the ANC's investment front, Chancellor House, reports Sunday Times.
Zambia reports sharp rise in copper output
Copper production in Zambia has risen significantly due to favourable mining conditions, says the country's central bank.