Booming metals markets boost Master Drilling’s prospects
MASTER Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius is sounding uncharacteristically cheerful for once and there are two reasons for that – he has got his own...
Soaring tax takes edge off Harmony earnings
HARMONY Gold expects that its earnings for the year to end-June will be between 57% and 77% higher at between R21,80 and R24,5 a share...
Minor PGMs will help keep price momentum
SURPRISINGLY, one of the best-performing metal this year is not gold but ruthenium. This is especially relevant for South Africa as it will supply...
Gold Fields, Ghanaian government end feud
THE agreement between Gold Fields and the Government of Ghana over the future of the Damang mine had greatly improved their relationship in recent...
Gold Fields coins it as Salares Norte delivers
GOLD Fields raked in cash hand-over-fist in the six months to end-June and there’s more to come as the Salares Norte mine in Chile...
Exxaro looks to higher dividend payments after manganese deal
EXXARO Resources held up well in the six months to end-June increasing headline earnings 13% and raising its interim dividend as management focussed on...
DRDGold to remove landmark Crown Mines dumps from Johannesburg
A MAJOR Johannesburg landmark - the Crown Mines complex of three huge mine dumps situated just south-east of the central business district – will start...
DRDGold rakes in cash as it funds major expansion
DRDGOLD made the most of the booming gold price in the year to end-June pushing operating profits 69% higher even as it funded its major...
Anglo, Peabody to lock horns after $3.8bn deal culled
THE stage has been set for a legal battle between US coal major Peabody and Anglo American after Peabody terminated its purchase agreement to...
All systems go for Harmony at MAC Copper
HARMONY Gold has cleared the final regulatory hurdle required to finalise the acquisition of Australian copper producer MAC Copper which is a key step...