SA gold mining not for faint-heared: Venkat
Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, CEO of AngloGold, also said stakeholders should spend less time fighting over a shrinking pie and more time maximising profits.
Botswana holds inaugural diamond sight
Botswana's Gaborone staged the first day of its inaugural sight on November 11 when the world's diamond polishers and cutters met in the capital.
Zambia mines troubled when copper hits $5,000/t
Zambia's copper mines would only be threatened if the copper price sank back to $5,000 per tonne, said the country's mines minister.
NUM to call indaba before wage talks begin
The National Union of Mineworkers wanted "peaceful and mature" wage talks and is to call a pre-bargaining indaba to establish the rules of the game with stakeholders.
Impala Platinum beefs up board
Bernard Swanepoel, the non-executive chairman of Village Main Reef, is one of three new independent, non-executive appointments to the board of Impala Platinum.
Eskom to recoup R7.8bn on under-recoveries
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa said Eskom could recoup R7.8bn in under-recoveries for 2010 to 2013 period giving much needed relief to its balance sheet.
Union Resources bids $136m for Amplats mine
Union Resources, a company representing a group of South African investors, has bid $136m for Anglo American Platinum's Union mine.
Petra hopeful of diamond restocking
UK-listed diamond company, Petra Diamonds, said it was optimistic there would be restocking in the global diamond market amid signs of economic growth.
Glencore share option restaints to expire
Restraints on the sale of shares awarded to Glencore executives when the Swiss commodity group listed in 2013 expire next week.
CoAL secures R210m loan from Investec
Coal of Africa said it had finalised a R210m loan from Investec which includes the issue of share options at about R1.32/share.