Platinum blots Anglo copy book
Anglo American posted a reasonable first half of production with output from Amplats down 40% - the only major upset recorded by the UK group.
RBPlat, NUM lift gloom with 9.1% wage pact
Royal Bafokeng Platinum will pay its lowest paid underground workers 9.5% to 10.5% for the first three years of a five-year deal that also links in productivity.
Keaton ends June quarter “in positive mood”
Keaton Energy ticked more production boxes in the June quarter, seasonally a good operating period for South Africa's coal producers.
Rockwell bursts into profit as rebuild delivers
Rockwell Diamonds surged into a net profit in the first quarter suggesting that its three-year turnaround strategy was finally bearing fruit.
Debt-laden Eskom issues plea for tariff hikes
Eskom is a company rapidly sliding beneath the cost of servicing some R252bn in debt - a situation that cries out for a revisit of the electricity tariff.
Mwana studies Klipspringer restart
Mwana Africa may restart mining at Klipspringer as it looks to continue its remarkable turnaround in fortunes.
De Beers seals sightholder sales BEE deal
De Beers Consolidated Mines has bought De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa which enables it to meet its 26% empowerment target set by the government.
Gold Fields hit with Native Title reverse
The Federal Court of Australia has judged that the correct procedure was not followed in the 2004 re-grant of mineral tenements to the St. Ives mine.
Anglo to sell Lafarge Tarmac JV for $1.5bn
Anglo American will punch a $1.5bn hole in its debt pile with the sale of its 50% stake in the Lafarge Tarmac joint venture.
Platinum surge on restocking, restructuring
The platinum price has gained ground in the week following the strike resolution which analysts said was perhaps not entirely unexpected.