Court reserves judgment on gold strike
An interim order prohibiting strike action at gold mines where the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union has members remains in place.
Forbes Coal to buy Ikwezi Mining KZN coal
Forbes Coal is to buy a property adjacent to its Magdalena mine in KwaZulu-Natal province for R8m from Ikwezi Mining.
Russia to build $3bn Pt mine in Zimbabwe
A group of Russian investors, including a state-owned bank, plan to spend $3bn in building a 600,000 oz/year platinum mine in Zimbabwe.
Shabangu not visited any mines in 2013
Mines minister Susan Shabangu had not visited any mines in 2013 a question in parliament revealed.
AngloGold faces “significant” changes in Ghana
Tito Mboweni, chairman of AngloGold Ashanti, said the gold producer faced a series of issues in trying to make its Obuasi gold mine in Ghana more efficient.
Sibanye expects 2015 profit to halve
However, the group is expecting the current financial year to be much better owing to a higher rand gold price and rectification of last year's operating issues.
Mining starts at Universal Coal’s Kangala
First production at Universal Coal's Kangala colliery had begun in terms of a 2 million tonne/year offtake agreement with Eskom.
Jubilee weighs toll treatment offer
Jubilee Platinum is considering an offer to process ore that will help it part fund the recommissioning of a mine owned by its buy-out target, Platinum Australia.
Harmony to build on fatality free quarter
Harmony Gold said it wanted vigilance at its underground mines to be stepped up in order to build on its fatality free December quarter.
Govt did not stop us from changes: Griffith
Chris Griffith, CEO of Anglo American Platinum, said the South African government had not stopped the firm conducting business as it was entitled to do.