Wesizwe Platinum CEO to stand down
Wesizwe Platinum CEO Mike Solomon will call it a day at the end of September when his contract expires despite being cleared by the Wesizwe board of all allegations against him.
BSI extends Meyerton factory by further R23m
AltX-listed steel products stockist, processor, trader and exporter BSI Steel has expanded its R110m distribution and processing centre in Meyerton, Gauteng, at a cost of R12m.
ENRC sees strong growth in Q2 output
Kazakh miner ENRC, says demand for stainless steel had recovered from last year's downturn, bringing strong growth in the second-quarter output of its two most important products, ferroalloys and iron ore.
China liberalises gold market
China has given a spur to the gold market by announcing plans to allow more commercial banks in its borders to trade in gold bars.
Strike didn’t hinder coal exports
Richards Bay Coal Terminal has managed to increase coal exports in July despite the nine-day strike at the world's largest coal terminal.
Grootvlei to wade into acid water crisis
Aurora Empowerment Systems says the Grootvlei mine would double its capacity to pump acid mine water, possibly as early as Friday.
Merafe bursts back into profit
A one third improvement in ferrochrome prices have helped Merafe Resources back into a first half profit.
Eskom’s World Bank loan under investigation
The World Bank's Inspection Panel has confirmed that it is investigating the awarding of the bank's $3.75bn loan to South African power utility Eskom.
Merafe, Xstrata to build R1bn chrome plant
The Xstrata/Merafe chrome joint venture will invest about R1bn in a new chrome pelletising plant to be built at the group's Rustenburg ferrochrome smelter.
Kinross enters Africa in $7bn deal
Kinross has bid $7bn in paper for Red Back Mining in a proposal that gives the Canadian firm access to gold mines in Ghana and Mauritania.