Former Anglo chief Julian Ogilvie Thompson dies, aged 89
JULIAN Ogilvie Thompson, former chairperson of De Beers and Anglo American, has died at age 89 in Johannesburg, it has been reported.
Born in Cape...
How Gold Fields lost two leaders but kept its head
EXECUTIVES at Barrick Gold shook hands in public and sniggered in private. That was the story behind the $1.2bn cash sale in 2006 of...
As Eskom seeks a way of scaling renewable power, Vietnam could...
SOUTH Africa has had energy shortfalls for the past 16 years, but to date there have been totally inadequate measures to add new capacity...
Rudderless and leaderless, Eskom is still waiting for a CEO
It's been more than five months since former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s unceremonious departure from Eskom following an explosive TV interview, and there...
Why the Minerals Council got it wrong with Transnet
MENAR CEO Vuslat Bayoğlu remains optimistic about the future of the South African mining industry but there’s a certain caution compared with his attitude...
Lucara confident in Karowe expansion after cost overrun raises going concern...
LUCARA Diamond Corp. said the expansion of its Karowe mine in Botswana was economically robust after raising a flag earlier today over the company's...
Kore raises $1m for works programme as SEPCO revises potash JV
KORE Potash said it had raised $1m after issuing $800,000 in new shares with the balance of the funds raised comprising convertible shares.
David Hathorn,...
Does new Amplats CEO Craig Miller have what it takes?
INCOMING Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) CEO Craig Miller ought to have an easier ride than his predecessor.
In her three years as boss of the...
Lucara’s Karowe yields another whopper, provides welcome distraction
LUCARA Diamond Corporation said it had recovered another gem in excess of 1,000 carats from its Karowe mine in Botswana.
The 1,080.1 carat gem, measuring 82.2...
Sylvania Platinum to spend R600m adding chrome to output
SYLVANIA Platinum today unveiled a new joint venture that will add chrome production to the platinum group metals (PGMs) portfolio and increase PGM output.
The agreement...