De Beers keen on SA expansion as Mantashe bemoans “holes” left...
DE Beers was exploring for more diamonds in South Africa that would extend its operations beyond the recently expanded Venetia mine in the country's...
Petra Diamonds withholds gem sales in fifth tender amid build in...
PETRA Diamonds withheld diamonds in the fifth auction of its financial year saying in an update today that offers didn't match its price expectations.
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Surging chrome price comes to rain-hit Tharisa’s rescue in first six...
A SURGING chrome price softened the impact of heavy rainfall for Tharisa which resulted in lower production of its co-product platinum group metals (PGM).
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Pressure on PGM output this winter as Eskom warns of unprecedented...
SOUTH Africa could be plunged into stage 8 loadshedding during winter, according BusinessLive citing a presentation by the government-owned power utility Eskom today.
"The system...
Two smart deals and a risk-off market has bought Gold Fields...
IN the words of singer Taylor Swift, Gold Fields shook it off. Five months after the resignation of CEO Chris Griffith, the gold miner’s...
How long before Gold Fields follows AngloGold to New York?
THE shift of AngloGold Ashanti shares to a primary New York listing was always going to attract negative headlines for South Africa, but it's a...
De Beers may curtail diamond sales as consumers in China take...
DE Beers today reported weaker fourth cycle sales which totalled $480m compared to $542m in sales for the previous cycle. The fourth quarter sales were also...
Teck, Glencore CEOs resume war of words in Barcelona
TECK Resources CEO Jonathan Price said the company was "working around the clock" to come up with a new plan after the Canadian firm's...
AngloGold Ashanti CEO says New York listing could open the door...
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon acknowledged the company would be susceptible to a takeover by moving its listing to New York from Johannesburg, but...
Sinomine suspends production at Zimbabwe mine for a week
CHINA'S Sinomine Resource Group’s Zimbabwe lithium unit has stopped mining for a week after unspecified administrative concerns raised by the authorities, said Reuters.
Sinomine took...