Master Drilling welcomes mechanisation talk
Master Drilings says strike activity in South Africa is obviously unhelpful but it may have some positive spinoffs if it results in mechanisation.
R&E to put PwC R150m deal to shareholders
Randgold & Exploration is to close another chapter on its infamous corporate past in a proposed deal with PwC which it alleged had failed to spot misappropriations.
Aquarius unveils hefty discount in $225m offer
Shareholders in Aquarius Platinum will now deliberate over whether to accept the 66% discount offered today in a 2:1 rights offer aimed at destressing the balance sheet.
Glencore bids $1.35bn for Chad oil, gas
Glencore Xstrata has underlined its appetite for Africa risk after bidding a cash premium for an oil and gas exploration firm in Chad - the world's seventh poorest nation.
Pt may stage short-lived rally to $1,600/oz
Standard Bank said the price of platinum could rally in the absence of a wage deal, but generally speaking the metal would bump along the bottom for 2014.
Palladium ETF to ride metal supply fears
Absa Capital's latest addition to its ETF suite is a palladium product it expects will attract a similar investor that has scooped up a million oz of its platinum ETF.
New generation of Pt miner plots way to JSE
Sedibelo Platinum Mines, Ivanhoe Mines and the recently listed Tharisa are proof that investors will have more options as SA's platinum industry changes scope.
Pouroulis family launch third pass at platinum
Tharisa Minerals is the latest company to roll off the conveyor belt of the Pouroulis family, led by patriarch, Loucas Pouroulis
LRA missing strike ballot amendment
Secret strike ballots were removed from the Labour Relations Act amendments, but they would in retrospect have been a crucial inclusion.
Tharisa halves capital raising to R500m
Tharisa, a chrome and platinum producer, has halved the capital it intended to raise in its JSE debut scheduled for April 10 owing to difficult market conditions.