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SA mining on course for best ever safety record after horror...

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THE number of deaths on South African mines has almost halved so far this year compared with last year, and could make 2019 a...

Palladium spike through $1,700/oz premised on fundamental supply tightness, say analysts

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THE palladium price spike overnight - moving briefly through $1,700 per ounce - was motivated by fundamental tightness in supply, said Saxo Bank commodity strategist,...

Fitch lowers Eskom credit profile a notch as reliance on Govt...

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RATINGS agency Fitch downgraded Eskom's credit profile another notch which Bloomberg News said signalled the South African power utility's worsening ability to repay debt...

Sibanye-Stillwater, AMCU platinum wage talks go to CCMA as pact proves...

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THE Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) has taken a dispute with Sibanye-Stillwater over a wage deal to the Commission of Conciliation, Mediation and...

Mineral exports take SA trade balance to largest surplus in eight...

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SOUTH Africa’s trade balance swung to its biggest surplus in eight months in August as mining exports surged, said Bloomberg News. The R6.8bn $448m surplus...

MC Mining confident of $35m equity deal on Makhado despite coal...

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MC Mining was confident of completing the outstanding $35m equity portion of the $52m required to repay debt and fund the first stage of...

De Beers extends policy of allowing buyers flex in rough diamond...

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DE BEERS has continued with its strategy of allowing buyers of its rough diamonds flexibility in order to ease the strain on them of...

Zambia’s mining sector welcomes budget concession but costs still set to...

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ZAMBIA'S mining sector welcomed a decision by the government to retain its value added tax (VAT) instead of replacing it with a non-refundable tax...

DRDGold CEO Pretorius upbeat on revenues as rand “as strong as...

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REVENUES for DRDGold had "never been so good" and were likely to be sustained for the foreseeable future, said CEO, Niël Pretorius. "The rand is...

RioZim latest Zimbabwe firm to have numbers delayed in compliance snarl-up

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RIOZIM is the latest Zimbabwean company to delay the publication of its financial results owing to a revamp in the country's foreign exchange rate...