BHP maintains poker face on coal sales
BHP Billiton said its South African coal business had challenges but presented opportunities - comments designed to deflect speculation of their imminent sale.
Red tape may tighten over SA gold shares
Analysts say 2014 will be a year of bureaucratic and regulatory hurdles for South African gold firms which already face the prospect of further restructuring.
The highs and lows of Susan Shabangu
There's little doubt Susan Shabangu has been the highest profile of South Africa's mines ministers .... and that's saying something. Here's a sample showing why.
Sibanye unveils 46% leap in gold reserves
Sibanye Gold bucks the trend announcing economically viable gold reserves of about 19 million ounces even as other gold producers suffer asset write-downs.
Amplats sees AMCU wage advance next week
Anglo American Platinum CEO, Chris Griffith, said there would be progress in wage talks after workers sacrificed their second month of wages next week.
Cutifani bares teeth amid MPRDA ‘bitching’
Critics of government-private sector engagement on proposed amendments to the mines legislation were cowards and had failed South Africa, said Anglo's Mark Cutifani.
Cutifani pares hopes on Anglo recovery
Mark Cutifani, CEO of Anglo American, said the group would swim upstream in the current financial year with benefits of efficiency improvements only on offer from 2015.
Gold Fields delays South Deep, lowers output
Gold Fields also announced R7.5bn in impairments on a weaker gold price but the news that hit hardest was a delay in its key South Deep mine by at least a year.
Rio Tinto writes down Mozambique coal $470m
Rio Tinto took total write-downs of its Mozambique coal assets over two years to $3.4bn, only $500m less than it paid for the assets in 2011.
Glencore sticks while peers twist on coal
Glencore Xstrata is investing in African thermal coal assets whilst its peer group - BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto - seek an exit from the continent.