Northam losses rise as strike continues
Production losses at Northam Platinum have started ticking up as a strike among
rock drill operators at its Zondereinde mine extends into its third week.
Eskom, BHP in coal, power cost imbalance
Eskom pays more for thermal coal supplied by BHP Billiton than the mining house
pays for Eskom's electricity at its three aluminium smelters, a study shows.
SA golds head for another day of pain
South African gold stocks were set to endure another day of losses as the price of
gold shed 3.9% in Singapore.
Amsa boss gives sobre steel market view
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, CEO of ArcelorMittal SA, said the South African steel
industry was currently uncompetitive set against its international rivals.
SA rebuffed AngloGold unbundling plan: report
A proposal by AngloGold Ashanti to unbundle its South African mines was blocked by
the South African government, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
Wits Gold sheds 21% in value in Toronto
Shares in Wits Gold fell a fifth on the Toronto Stock Exchange despite some buying
of shares by the company's key management.
IvanPlats seeks ‘strategic partners’ for $2bn Kamoa
IvanPlats said it was seeking strategic partners for its $2bn Kamoa copper project in the Congo and had already set down plans to improve power supply to the site.
Sable seeks cash flow kicker from Botswana deal
Sable Platinum is to buy just over a quarter of Global Initiatives, a Botswana firm
that gives it access to cash flow from retreating more than 40mt of pig iron.
Exxaro’s Nkosi says iron ore output in 2013
Sipho Nkosi, CEO of Exxaro Resources, said he was hopeful the company would begin iron ore production from its Mayoko prospect later this year.
DRC’s copper-rich Katanga ‘a power keg’
The Congo's Katanga province was a 'power keg' and rebels seeking secession could destabilise mining investment there, one of the country's officials said.