DRDGold will look to sell Village stake
DRDGold will not indefinitely stay a minority shareholder in Village Main Reef once the
Blyvoor transaction has been completed, says its CEO Niel Pretorius.
Implats to rehire all fired workers
Impala Platinum Holdings and the National Union of Mineworkers have reached an agreement regarding an illegal strike at Rustenburg mine, says the union.
Zuma promises ‘competitive’ mining sector
President Jacob Zuma has promised to keep the country's powerful mining sector "globally competitive".
Platinum on the back foot
The platinum sector has seemingly "caught the gold disease', with difficult days
ahead for both producers and investors.
De Beers coy on 2012’s prospects
De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier is cautious over the diamond market’s near-term
prospects, saying the group will prioritise maintenance backlogs and waste stripping
this year.
Fear not the ‘Glenstrata’ giant, says customers
Big coal buyers should not fear the merger of miner Xstrata and trader Glencore into a dominant trading force, say customers.
Zuma doubles TFR budget to R200bn
President Jacob Zuma said rail would account for R200bn of the R300bn Transnet
would spend over the next seven years.
Desperate Aquarius’s share price tumbles
Aquarius Platinum’s earlier warning that its interim figures would be less than flattering
has not prepared the market for the severity of the predicaments the group is facing.
Rio Tinto dividend surprise masks aluminium hit
Rio Tinto has reported a 6% drop in underlying second-half profits and took a $9.3bn charge mainly against its aluminium business, but appeased investors with a huge dividend hike.
Kumba FY earnings up on higher iron ore prices
Kumba Iron Ore has reported a rise in full-year profit, boosted by higher iron ore prices and says it expects export volumes to rise in the current financial year.