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Ghana may revisit windfall tax: Terkper

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Ghana may breathe fresh life into a windfall tax proposal that had been written into a bill but was not considered by the country's parliament in 2012.

Friedland in ‘impasse’ with SA’s DMR

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Ivanhoe Mines was caught in an impasse with the South African government over the building of a $1.6bn platinum mine.

Mosebenzi says 32,000 jobs at risk in SA mining

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Up to 32,000 jobs could be shed in South Africa's mining sector owing to the slump in the commodities and metals markets.

DRDGold to spend R23m on Ergo expansion

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DRDGOLD is to spend R23m expanding its Ergo gold retreatment plant by 300,000 tonnes per month to 2.1 million tonnes/month

First Quantum paid $500m dividend: sources

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Toronto-listed First Quantum Minerals had paid a $500m dividend from its Zambian copper unit, according to market speculation.

Metal slump ominous for 2015 prospects

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The slump in metal prices and commodity stocks was a bad omen for 2015 where world economic growth would be scratchy at best.

MPs fall for beneficiation through quotas

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Mining companies producing strategic minerals such as coal and iron ore should allocate at least a fifth of their output to local beneficiation, said MPs.

Miranda secures R98m funds for development

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JSE-listed Miranda Minerals has secured R98.2m in funds from a Dubai investment firm chaired by Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister of Thailand.

IMF paints bleak picture for SA growth in 2016

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The International Monetary Fund has forecast economic growth of only 1.3% in 2016 - the lowest level since recession in 2009

Glasenberg blames share price on rivals

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Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore, said the oversupply of metals by the company's rivals was behind the Swiss firm's own share price weakness.