CCMA could have ended platinum strike sooner
The five-and-a-half-month strike in South Africa's platinum sector could have been ended months earlier, said Jan de Lange writing in Rapport.
Implats suspends Rustenburg after fatalities
Impala Platinum put the brakes on the ramp-up of its Rustenburg mine after four fatalities in four separate accidents underpinned the perils of significant downtime.
ARM iron ore to post lower profits in future
African Rainbow Minerals said the iron ore division would return lower profits than usual but added that downward pressure on the price would be relieved.
Motsepe may consider platinum bid
Patrice Motsepe, chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, said a bid for platinum assets to be sold by Amplats could be considered in "a totally separate vehicle".
Master Drilling watchful of Pt restructure
Master Drilling lifted its exposure to the South African mining industry in the first six months of this year and may do so further if platinum restructuring occurs.
Analysts seek proof Harmony can fight tide
Harmony Gold has worked at cutting loss-making production, but analysts worry there's still a lot of mining not making money at the current price.
Glencore will honour Zanaga obligation
Glencore gave little away regarding its long-term plans for its investment in the Zanaga Iron Ore Project saying it was bound to a legal obligation.
Refinery maintains output during strike
Rand Refinery said it intended to maintain normal production despite a strike by workers who want higher wages and are objecting to the use of polygraph tests.
Ex-Amsa boss leads R244m Universal Coal deal
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, CEO of IchorCoal, has taken a R244m bet on Australian coal producer and developer, Universal Coal which supplies coal to Eskom.
DRDGold pays dividend as recovery awaited
DRDGold looked past its recent flotation fine grind commissioning woes paying "a small dividend" and saying it was making progress in solving the R600m project.