Wallington joins up with Miranda
John Wallington, the former CEO of Coal of Africa, has joined Miranda Minerals as its CEO, it has been confirmed.
Glencore, Vedanta to share Zambia power
GlencoreXstrata and Vedanta had agreed to pay more for power in Zambia, said the country's mines minister, Christopher Yaluma.
Ivanplats files for mining right
Toronto-listed IvanPlats has filed for a mining right application that could see it build a platinum mine known as Platreef.
NUM to reject sale of ‘miners’ bank’ to Gupta company
THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it would oppose an offer to sell its 50% stake in Ubank to Oakbay Investments, a company...
QKR studying bid for Nevsun
QKR, which earlier this year successfully bid for AngloGold Ashanti's Navachab mine, is reportedly bidding for Nevsun Resources.
Zimbabwe gold firms seek rescue measures
Gold producers in Zimbabwe have asked the government to lower royalties and power costs in order to stay in business.
Hayward confirmed as Glencore chairman
Tony Hayward has been appointed chairman of Glencore Xstrata, a role he currently holds on an interim basis.
AngloGold credit status cut to ‘junk’
AngloGold Ashanti's credit status was cut to junk by rating agency Standard & Poor's following announcements of production and project cuts.
Zambia expects $1bn in China deals at summit
Zambia hoped to clinch $1bn worth of investment from China at this week's China-Africa summit in Johannesburg.
Sibanye miners agree to end illegal sit-in
Some 1,200 employees at one of Sibanye Gold's Driefontein shafts have agreed to return to surface after embarking on an illegal sit-in on September 1.