Why Harmony should rethink Golpu options
Harmony Gold will not produce enough gold in South Africa to fund its share of the
$5bn Golpu development costs.
Scouting for diamonds in the rough
Don’t sell your diamond shares. And definitely don’t sell them if you happened upon
the irrepressibly enthusiastic reports of meteorites holding trillions of carats.
Zimplats accepts $33.8m tax charge
Zimplats has conceded defeat in its battle with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority,
saying that it won’t further contest a revised tax assessment of $33.8m.
CoAL hit by 22% wage increase demand
Coal of Africa’s Mooiplaats colliery has been hit by a strike over wages, the company
says, sending the group’s share price to a new low.
Forbes Coal buys Rio Tinto’s ZAC
Forbes & Manhattan Coal is buying global diversified miner Rio Tinto’s majority stake
in Zululand Anthracite Colliery for an estimated R440m.
Great Basin granted $35m loan
Great Basin Gold has been granted a $35m working capital loan by its existing
lenders.
NUM sends ‘SOS’ over imminent strikes
The increases achieved by striking workers at Lonmin have ignited the fuse at many
of the country’s other mines, says the National Union of Mineworkers.
Amplats still hit by no-shows
Anglo American Platinum has extended its deadline for workers to return for duty
until Monday.
Village Main’s Buffels spared the axe
Village Main Reef’s Buffelsfontein mine will stay in business, with the higher gold
price and improved production offering the mine lifeline, for now.
AngloGold workers on strike at Kopanang
Workers have embarked on an illegal strike at gold producer AngloGold Ashanti’s
Kopanang mine, reports Reuters.