Illegal mining rampant in SA gold industry
Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye Gold, said illegal mining occurred in abandoned and operating mines. He also had some choice words for the SA government.
Strike edging platinum sector to crisis: producers
The three largest platinum producers claimed their industry faced a fresh round of restructuring and job losses if a four-week strike by AMCU continued.
Glyn Lewis calls time on Northam career
Northam Platinum's CEO of eight years, Glyn Lewis, will make way for former Implats executive, Paul Dunne, after deciding to accelerate his retirement plans.
Shanduka won’t leave Pan African in lurch
Pan African Resources said it did not anticipate an overnight change in its empowerment shareholder saying Cyril Ramaphosa's Shanduka was supportive.
AngloGold coy on 2014 dividend resumption
AngloGold Ashanti said the volatile gold price and capital calls from Kibali may yet dissuade it from resuming dividend payments at the interim stage in 2014.
BHP maintains poker face on coal sales
BHP Billiton said its South African coal business had challenges but presented opportunities - comments designed to deflect speculation of their imminent sale.
Macquarie part finances new SA coal fund
The fund will focus on finding coal companies empowerment partners as South Africa strives to bridge a two billion tonne coal supply shortfall from 2018.
Red tape may tighten over SA gold shares
Analysts say 2014 will be a year of bureaucratic and regulatory hurdles for South African gold firms which already face the prospect of further restructuring.
The highs and lows of Susan Shabangu
There's little doubt Susan Shabangu has been the highest profile of South Africa's mines ministers .... and that's saying something. Here's a sample showing why.
Sibanye unveils 46% leap in gold reserves
Sibanye Gold bucks the trend announcing economically viable gold reserves of about 19 million ounces even as other gold producers suffer asset write-downs.