Coal prices heading for 2.1% lift to 2019
The International Energy Agency said prices for coal would rise 2.1% a year until 2019 as rising Chinese demand would more than offset OECD declines in growth.
NUM wants to participate in Aurora case
The NUM has called on Riah Phiyega, the National Commissioner of Police, to allow it to participate in the investigation against Aurora directors.
Universal Coal on beam for Q1 Kangala output
Australian-listed coal development firm, Universal Coal, said it was on target for first production from its 2.1 million tonnes a year operation in the first quarter of 2014.
Gold firms, NUM finalise wage deal
South Africa's gold producers confirmed widely expected news that they had signed an 8% wage increase with the National Union of Mineworkers.
Miners pay facing fundamental restructure
A report by JP Morgan Cazenove said unless mining companies restructure the way they pay employees industrial action will continue for many years to come.
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Orkney
An earthquake centered 6km from Orkney in South Africa's North West province shook buildings in Johannesburg and Pretoria and as far away as KwaZulu-Natal.
Zambia unions want Govt to run Glencore mine
Glencore is facing union opposition to its plan to cut jobs at its Zambian copper operation.
Platinum cartel proposal unfeasible
Plans for a platinum cartel have been dismissed as unworkable as it would break international trade regulations and negatively affect employment in the sector.
Eskom board at odds, Govt may intervene
The South African government may force a reorganisation of Eskom's board amid a power struggle among its executives.
AngloGold casts wide net for new CEO
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti is understood to have listed seven candidates to replace Mark Cutifani as CEO, with speculation that ArcelorMittal's global head of mining, Peter Kukielski, is on the list.