BHP, Elliott debate suggests investors still wary of management
ONE of the interesting features to emerge from BHP Billiton’s recent run-in with investor activism was the claim that it was better to return...
Snapshot from history shows SA’s golden rise and fall
ACCORDING to the Thomson Reuters GFMS 2016 survey of world gold production, an estimated 187,200 tonnes of gold has been mined through recorded history....
South32 is raking it in as cash balances hit US$1.5 billion
South32’s net cash balance rose by US$645m during the March quarter to hit $1.5bn at the end of March and the group has been...
Pan African Resources gets its ducks in a row at Evander
The Elikhulu tailings retreatment project is the current focus of attention at Pan African Resources’ Evander Mine but crucial for the mine’s medium-term future...
Community protests put Impala Platinum’s Marula mine at risk
Continuing community unrest and protest action in Mpumalanga is threatening the viability of Impala Platinum’s (Implats) Marula mine and the operation is to undergo...
Another shocker for Gold Fields from troubled South Deep
Just two months after Gold Fields unveiled the rebased mining plan and latest turnaround strategy for its South Deep mine, the “serial underperformer” has...
Jan Nelson back in the mining game once more
After quitting London-listed junior miner Xtract Resources last September - and moving to Paternoster on the West Coast to set up a...
‘We want to be as big as Anglo,” says Seriti’s Teke
MIKE Teke, chairman of Masimong Group Holdings, is not wanting for ambition.
Masimong Group’s 25% stake in Seriti Resources, the company that earlier this month...
Zuma nephew declares Atha-Africa Yzermyn venture clean
AS if wanting to mine coal in a protected area was not controversial enough, Indian firm Atha-Africa Ventures is also fighting a rearguard action...
Petra in talks with Tanzanian government over Williamson mine
Petra Diamonds was “in discussions” with the Tanzanian government regarding requirements that a 30% stake in the group’s Williamson diamond mine be offered to...