Zimplats has land seized, faces refinery demand
Zimbabwe's mines minister, Obert Mpofu, said he had seized land from Zimplats and demanded the firm, and other platinum miners, to establish a refinery.
Kumba marks out cost battle for 2013
The 2013 financial year will be one of cost containment at Kumba Iron Ore which said that an increase in waste mining will be a major challenge.
Amsa sheds 6.7% after Vanderbijlpark fire
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA fell after the company said it had shut its Vanderbijlpark Works following a fire that caused "extensive damage" on February 9.
DRDGold to sell ERPM, Zim assets
DRDGold is finally set to part with all links to underground gold mining saying it would sell the century-old ERPM gold mine.
Implats share earnings up to 79% lower
Impala Platinum is to report a heavy decline in interim share earnings partly owing to a R603m write-down in receivables.
Glencore mulling JSE listing: report
Glencore may consider a listing in Johannesburg owing to the importance of South African assets once it had merged with Xstrata, said Bloomberg News
Sibanye listing is a litmus test for SA appetite
The listing of Sibanye Gold on February 11 will provide a glimpse of how foreign investors view South African risk.
Miners to boldly go for asteroid metals
Mining technology is now extending to space where thousands of tiny asteroids are thought to contain methane and base metals.
BHP Billiton to spend $1bn in SA projects
Chairman of BHP Billiton SA Xolani Mkhwanazi said the remained committed to SA and planned to spend $1bn in capital expenditure this year.
IDC remains flywheel in SA industrialisation
The Industrial Development Corporation is central to government's mining and industrialisation policies, but how this will be structure remains conjectural.