Mining law changes to send investors scuttling
Amendments to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act will set investors running.
Motsepe, Sacco lose R3.7bn in share slide
The slide in share prices in the first five months of this year has hit the wallets of mining moguls and investors alike. Here's how SA's richest have fared....
DMR unaware of MPRDA volte face
The mineral resources department said it was unaware President Jacob Zuma had yesterday reversed an earlier proclamation allowing for MPRDA amendments.
Hopes yet for sober realism in wage talks
Despite the constant potential for violent friction, there are hopes yet that wage talks in South Africa's mining industry will be tempered by an economic realism.
Lonmin lifts veil on Amcu demand strife
Lonmin outlined the key sticking points in its recognition agreement talks with Amcu that may end in a strike at its premises by June 15.
Risk, volatility return as metals market fractures
Commodity markets would become less uniform in their influences as supply factors muddled delivery patterns, said Kevin Norrish of Barclays Research.
Master Drilling shrugs off mining malaise
Master Drilling Group said it had racked up strong revenue figures in a year when the world's mining companies have implemented austerity measures.
Trans Hex constrained by delays, red tape
Trans Hex is a company in limbo, waiting on Government to decide its strategy on the Namaqualand Mines it first wanted to buy more than two years ago.
NewPlat ETF racks up 368k oz in first month
Fuelled by platinum industry restructuring, Absa's NewPlat ETF has produced a storming debut on the JSE.
Impala tipped to rekindle investor confidence
Is it worth buying the shares of Impala Platinum now? It might not be a bad idea even though only headwinds seems to exist for platinum shares right now.