Ramaphosa election a “significant rerating event” for Anglo
THE election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president of the African National Congress, which positions him to become national president, would help narrow the discount...
Gold tipped to peak at $1,500/oz as equities pose risk –...
THE gold price could peak at $1,500 per ounce during 2018, said GFMS Gold survey owing to the risk posed by high-flying equities. "Our forecast...
Gahcho Kué adds vim to Anglo 2017 output numbers despite cuts
ANGLO American turned in a robust fourth quarter production performance which took full year production on a copper equivalent basis some 5% higher compared...
Ramaphosa to tackle “… issues of regulatory uncertainty”
SOUTH African deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, promised to restore regulatory certainty to the country following two terms under current president, Jacob Zuma, which have...
Gold Fields sells Finland’s Arctic Platinum venture for $40m
GOLD Fields finally recouped some of its investment in Arctic Platinum (APP), a palladium and platinum project situated in the northern reaches of Finland...
Gold hits high to validate turn-of-the-year bullishness
EXPECTATIONS among analysts that the dollar gold price would continue to improve this year was borne out by the metal today which scaled its...
Is it worth paying more for quality mining management?
BRIAN Gilbertson, the veteran South African mining captain, once said that it didn’t matter how good management was: if the commodity market was firmly...
Does Agarwal have a masterplan for Anglo? Probably not
ANIL Agarwal, executive chairman of the UK-listed diversified mining group Vedanta, admits having a poor grasp of English, but he's a dab hand at...
Endeavour targets modest production lift as Agbaou wanes
ENDEAVOUR Mining produced 204,000 ounces of gold in the fourth quarter owing to commissioning of Burkina Faso mine, Houndé which, on an annualised basis,...
Pallinghurst to collect $8m as Jupiter unveils third buy-back
THE star performer in the Pallinghurst Resources stable - Jupiter Mines - has launched its third buy-back offer of the last 12 months undertaking...