South32’s Kerr says firm would not seek new coal investments
SOUTH32 CEO, Graham Kerr, said the Perth- and Johannesburg-listed group would not seek out new coal investments as there was a growing investor preference...
Syndicates are biggest task in fight against illegal mining: Zwane
SOUTH African mines minister Mosebenzi Zwane identified "getting to" syndicates as one of the Department of Mineral Resources'(DMR's) biggest tasks in stamping out illegal...
Illegal miners in Kimberley may threaten Petra Diamonds’ viability
AN invasion of more than one thousand illegal diamond miners – zama-zamas - in South Africa's Northern Cape town of Kimberley is threatening the...
Harmony tempers JV partner’s SA gold discovery exuberance
IN a divergence between the way exploration and production firms see the future, Harmony Gold has tempered comments by joint venture partner White Rivers...
Oakbay has no deal in place to sell Optimum export rights
OAKBAY Resources & Energy said there was currently no deal in place to sell the export rights of Optimum Coal, the South African coal...
ARM, Vale prepare to sell Lubambe “at the right price” –...
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) posted a 40% decline in headline earnings year-on-year largely owing to continued losses at its $400m Zambian copper mine Lubambe...
Gupta’s Oakbay Investments to develop coal export capacity
UNLISTED firm Oakbay Investments said developing its coal export capacity and advancing its 'uranium plan' were among its key strategic goals, whilst an open...
Sibanye prepared affidavit before Section 54 reduced at Kroondal
South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) reduced a Section 54 work stoppage at Sibanye Gold's Kroondal Platinum Mine in August after the precious...
Gold shares in vogue as Sibanye, Gold Fields return to Top...
THE return to favour of South Africa’s gold sector among investors was effectively rubber-stamped today as both Sibanye Gold and Gold Fields took their...
Exxaro sheds Mafube pre-empt if Anglo packages coal mines
THERE is so much noise around the proposed sale of Anglo American’s South African thermal coal assets that it’s hard to know just how...