CoAL brings the curtain down on Mooiplaats
Coal of Africa said it could no longer support Mooiplaats after the thermal coal mine racked up losses of just over R400m over the last two financial years.
Lonmin suspends NUM stewards in Amcu sabotage
Lonmin has suspended eight shop stewards after it emerged they falsified stop orders to make it seem it had won back members from Amcu.
Lonmin shootings strike ominous chord
It has been a bad day for South Africa with two Lonmin employees shot, 1,000 employees fired in the chrome sector, and 550 set to lose jobs at a colliery.
SA mining CEOs you can’t ignore
These four mining company CEOs are likely to hog the news for the remainder of 2013. Here's why.
Exxaro pens R255m gas deal with Linc
Exxaro Resources said it would pay Australia's Linc Energy some R255m for use of its coal gasification technology which it intends to roll out in sub-Saharan Africa.
Zuma urges expeditious, fair wage talks
South African president Jacob Zuma said in an emergency briefing that labour and mining companies must conduct wage negotiations fairly in order to retain jobs.
SA golds surge back as rand burns through 10
The rand gold price is now only a shade below the first quarter's average despite a $225/oz decline in the dollar gold price - the results of rand/dollar weakness.
Sibanye stays axe over Beatrix West
Sibanye Gold stayed the axe over two-thirds of the 3,000 employees potentially affected by restructuring at its Beatrix mine in the Free State province.
Wits Gold bullish on rights offer success
Wits Gold said in the current depressed market assets were cheaper than ever, and that shareholders would support a capital raising to buy such an asset.
SA urged to treat ‘Coal 3’ with caution
Lower than expected economic growth has given South Africa breathing room as it deliberates over whether to build a third coal-fired power station.