Rand slumps to five-year low on strike fears
The South African rand slumped to a five-year low on fears of renewed strike action in the country's platinum sector.
Rockwell surges 70% on diamond finds
Shares in Rockwell Diamonds surged as much as 70% this week as investors responded enthusiastically to the firm's large diamond finds.
SA’s Gordhan calls for end to mine feud
South African finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, said unions and mine management had to show "spectacular leadership" in order to end the recent spate of disputes.
Assore full-year headline earnings plunge
Mining holding company Assore reported a 54.7% decline in full year headline earnings per share to 6.241 cents for the financial year to end June 2010 from 13.772 cents for the previous period.
AMCU slams Lonmin’s rights offer ultimatum
AMCU said government should confiscate Lonmin's mining licence after it said it may be forced to shut if shareholders did not support a $400m rights offer.
Zimbabwe should scrap indigenisation law
A law requiring foreign owned firms to sell majority stakes in their business should be scrapped, an industry official has said.
Zwane sets new deadline on “revolutionary” mining charter
SOUTH African mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, has set a new deadline for a redraft of the mining charter which he is quoted to have...
De Beers hopes to explore in Angola
De Beers said it had applied for an exploration concession in Angola and hoped to also start exploration in India.
SA to use mineral export taxes in long term
Export taxes on commodities may become a reality for South Africa in the long-term after it resisted the EU's call for a prohibition on them.
Resgen bags plant contractor, lowers cost
Resource Generation said it had secured a contractor for the plant for its proposed Boikarabelo mine are more than $50m below budget.