Market mismatch not recognised in Glencore, BHP, Anglo shares
IT'S long been acknowledged that trading in gold shares is a job for the professionals. For the rest, there’s the diversified mining firms, or...
Bold Orion in “perfect place” as Chinese zinc stocks diminish
ORION Minerals is progressing apace with the establishment of its Prieska zinc and copper project, laying bare a tight timeline for exploration, funding, and...
South32’s ‘smile and wave’ moment a fresh blow to SA
* Article adjusted to acknowledge that South32's bid for Metropolitan was for metallurgical coal, not thermal coal which is the focus of environmental concern.
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Vedanta unveils mine digitalisation as key driver of Gamsberg
DIVERSIFIED miner Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) plans to spend around $4m over the next three years digitalising its greenfield Gamsberg zinc project making it...
South32 begins process to spin-off South African coal business
SOUTH32 has unveiled plans today to reduce its exposure to South Africa by announcing a proposal to separately manage its coal operations in the...
High Court postpones Mining Charter redraft hearing to February
SOUTH Africa's High Court has postponed a hearing into the Mining Charter which had been set for December 13 and 14 deciding instead that...
Exxaro to pay out about R4.8bn in first tranche Tronox sale
SHAREHOLDERS in Exxaro Resources can look forward to a payout of $354m (R4.8bn) after the company said it was likely to distribute nearly all of...
South Deep downgrades could send Gold Fields on project hunt
TRY as it might, Gold Fields is struggling to make ends meet at South Deep, its South African gold mine. Earlier this year, it...
Exxaro forecasts stable export coal demand in upbeat take on 2018
EXXARO Resources gave a largely upbeat assessment of its fortunes for its 2018 financial year, saying that the export coal price would be supported...
South32 says now is right time to resolve Eskom contract dispute
SOUTH32 wants to resuscitate discussions with South African electricity utility, Eskom, concerning a disputed supply contract with its Hillside aluminium smelter in the country's KwaZulu-Natal province.
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