Palladium hits record high as concern over supply drives buying
CONCERN about supply shortages had kept buying pressure on palladium described by Bloomberg News in a recent article as the best performing commodity of...
Golden Star resumes at Prestea after two employees perish
PRODUCTION resumed at Golden Star Resources' Prestea underground mine in Ghana on January 1 following an accident in which two employees perished.
"We are conducting...
Gold kicks off 2018 with vigour but rand strength hurts SA...
THE price of gold was tipped to continue improving this year as investors were reticent to factor in increases in Federal Reserve interest rates,...
ASA shareholders seek justice amid low value takeover offer
SHAREHOLDERS and management of Zimbabwean company, ASA Resources, formerly Mwana Africa, are battling a proposed takeover of the company which was put under the care of...
Newsmakers of 2017: Glencore CEO, Ivan Glasenberg
IN December, Ivan Glasenberg's Glencore appointed former South African Reserve Bank governor, and ANC stalwart, Gill Marcus, to its board fuelling speculation the group...
Newsmakers of 2017: Sibanye-Stillwater CEO, Neal Froneman
EVEN by Neal Froneman's merger and acquisition standards, the last 12 months have been astonishing for the Sibanye-Stillwater boss.
In December 2016, he unveiled one of...
Newsmakers of 2017: SA mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane
ONE of the more chilling moments of the past year was sitting among press at the Joburg Indaba conference in October listening to the...
PPA critical in giving momentum to Lemur’s Madagascar mine
A POWER purchase agreement with the Madagascar government indicated there was political will to help develop the Imaloto coal to power project, said Anthony...
Hummingbird Resources to end 2017 on high note after upgrades
HUMMINGBIRD Resources is set to end 2017 on a high note after two stockbrokers upgraded the Mali gold firm's shares.
The UK-listed firm announced its...
Parlous state of Eskom books held back to 2018
THE extent of Eskom's parlous financial position will only be known next year after the state-owned power utility postponed its eagerly await interim results...