South32 suspends potline at Mozal aluminium smelter after two employees killed
SOUTH32 has suspended a potline at its Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique following an accident in which two employees died and a contractor was...
Petra Diamonds reports tailings dam burst at Williamson mine in Tanzania
PETRA Diamonds has suspended production from the Williamson mine in Tanzania after a tailings facility wall burst, the company said.
The eastern wall of the...
Gold Fields opts not to increase Yamana bid following “unanimous” board...
GOLD Fields will not adjust its bid for Yamana Gold following the emergence last week of a rival joint bid by Agnico-Eagle and Pan...
Gold Fields says Yamana bid “strategically superior” following rival $4.8bn offer
GOLD Fields said a counter-bid for Yamana registered today by Pan American Silver Corporation and Agnico Eagle Mines underpins the value of its own...
Bristow says the failure to merge AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields...
THE merger of AngloGold Ashanti with Gold Fields would have been the best outcome for both companies, said Mark Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold...
Diamond negotiations with De Beers “hugely distracting” to Botswana government
LUCARA Diamonds wanted a quick resolution to diamond sales contract negotiations between Botswana and De Beers as their two-year discussions were "hugely distracting" to...
Canada orders Chinese companies to divest from critical metal companies
CHINA has been ordered to divest from three Canadian mining companies owing to concerns over threats to national security, according to a report by...
UK court orders Glencore to pay R5.7bn for African oil trading...
A BRITISH subsidiary of mining and trading group Glencore was ordered to pay a total penalty of £276.4m ($310.6m) in a London court on...
Griffith reports positive start to shareholder meetings ahead of Yamana vote...
MEETINGS with shareholders regarding Gold Fields's $6.7bn all-share bid for Yamana Gold had been positive, and that there had been "no negative reactions so...
Shares in Sibanye-Stillwater shed nearly 10% as firm details litany of...
SHARES in Sibanye-Stillwater reacted sharply to the group's third quarter production results which detailed a litany of operating, labour and weather-related incidents at its...