Exxaro to build R3.8bn Belfast coal mine
Exxaro Resources said it would develop one of the last quality coal resources of South Africa's famed Mpumalanga province with most of the output to be exported.
Equatorial distances itself from Exxaro
Equatorial Resources sought to put clear blue water between its iron ore project in the Republic of Congo and the venture Exxaro may write down for R5.3bn.
Keaton sets Moabsvelden as key target
Keaton Energy said it would pump R300m into the development of its 1.4 million tonne a year Moabsvelden project which would hit full pelt in 2016.
Platinum firms warn profits ‘constrained’
South Africa's three largest platinum producers Amplats, Implats and Lonmin brought the curtain down on a five-month strike and warned conditions remained tough.
Wescoal plans Q4 Elandspruit start-up
Integrated coal producer and trader, Wescoal Holdings, said it would buy plant for R45m in order to commission its Elandspruit colliery by the fourth quarter of this year.
Exxaro facing hefty write-down on Mayoko
Ambitions to diversify into iron ore production have been dealt a hefty blow after failure to sign a port and infrastructure deal with the Republic of Congo government.
AMCU extracts 3-year platinum wage deal
Platinum producers were hopeful of getting miners back this week after the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union said it would sign a three year wage deal.
AMCU loses gold sector strike appeal
The Labour Court rejected an appeal by the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union to launch a strike in the gold sector.
Strike over
The Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union will bring the curtain down on the five-month strike in the platinum sector on June 24, sources say.
Mine bosses cut down to size in 2012/13 purge
During the last two years, bosses of nearly half of the world's top 40 diversified mining companies lost their jobs as shareholders exacted revenge for under-performance.