Strong car sales “a statistical illusion” for platinum price
PLATINUM shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange defied the odds for most of this year; at least, those set down by investment analysts who...
Sibanye joins platinum big league as RPM deal live from Nov...
SIBANYE Gold's bid for the shafts of Rustenburg Platinum Mines (RPM) would be consummated by November 1 following approval of a change in control...
Guptas say R4bn in ‘unusual’ Optimum deals unrelated to Oakbay
OAKBAY Investments transactions worth just over R4bn flagged as "unusual and suspicious" by South African finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, related to Optimum Coal Mine...
DiamondCorp to seek merger or sale to resolve liquidity crisis
DIAMONDCORP, the Johannesburg-listed diamond mining company, said it was considering a sale or merger in order to solve its funding difficulties.
This was in parallel...
Oakbay denies raiding Optimum fund on day when CEO resigns
OAKBAY Investments, the holding company of Johannesburg-listed Oakbay Resources & Energy, said it had moved the account of Optimum Coal Mine's R1.5bn rehabilitation fund...
RioZim finalises Dalny deal as chases 60,000 oz/year
ZIMBABWEAN gold and diamond miner, RioZim, has agreed terms for the acquisition of troubled Falcon Gold's Dalny mine which it believes will spearhead the...
Harmony bullish on cash flow after quarter output rises 10%
THE good news story at Harmony Gold looks set to continue until the year-end at least after the company said September quarter production was...
DiamondCorp pins hopes on shareholders as bankruptcy looms
SHARES in DiamondCorp, a junior diamond miner, took another hefty knock in Johannesburg trade after the company said it had lost an investor that...
Investors urged to sell platinum shares amid signs of correction
GOLDMAN Sachs has urged investors to sell their platinum shares which are starting to correct amid uninspiring fundamentals for the metal's demand.
"The stocks in...
DiamondCorp woes deepen as mine shut for safety audit
DIAMONDCORP's operational troubles deepened today after the company said its Lace underground diamond mine in South Africa's Free State province could be shut for...