Membership remains fluid, says NUM’s Baleni
Union membership on South Africa's mines remained fluid, said general-secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, Frans Baleni.
DRDGold to post interim share earnings lift
DRDGold is to report a significant uplift in interim share earnings owing to higher gold production, the company said.
Randgold may seize on buying opportunities
The slump in the gold market may present opportunities for Randgold Resources to buy production, said its CEO, Mark Bristow.
Glencore to spend $950m at Mopani
Glencore is to invest $950m over three years to expand operations at its Mopani Copper Mines as part of a plan to refurbish assets and lower production costs.
AMCU playing ‘cat and mouse’
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union was playing 'cat and mouse' in a development that was helping gold producers weather the strike.
Harmony to write down up to $280m
Harmony Gold is the latest gold company to impair assets saying it would write down up to $280m of which the bulk was Hidden Valley in Papua New Guinea.
New Pilbara in central Africa: Welborn
John Welborn, CEO of Equatorial Resources, said the iron ore fields of central Africa have the potential to become the Pilbara of the continent.
Glencore hiring new workers for chrome mine
The Associated Mineworkers and Construction Union said workers fired at a Glencore Xstrata chrome mine would not reapply for jobs.
Steenkamp appointed CEO of Harmony Gold
Peter Steenkamp will return to Harmony Gold in January where he will replace Graham Briggs as the gold firm's CEO.
Canadians buy Great Basin’s Hollister mine
A Canadian investment company has bought the Hollister mine formerly owned by Great Basin Gold after
the latter went into liquidation.