Ivanhoe to retrench as waits for SA licence
Ivanhoe Mines said it had no choice but to lay off staff at its IvanPlats project in South Africa while it waits for granting of a mining licence.
BHP to invest judiciously in iron ore
BHP Billiton CEO, Andrew Mackenzie, said the company would debottleneck its iron ore facilities in an effort to continue production growth.
Timis prepares $20m for Marampa mine
Frank Timis and Tony Sage, two well known mining entrepeneurs are preparing a $20m bid for London Mining's Sierra Leone mine
Uncertainty in Namdeb diamond sale talks
The Namibian government said it was uncertain when it would strike an agreement with De Beers on a new marketing sales deal for Namdeb.
Norilsk seals $337m exit from Africa
Russia's Norilsk has concluded a strategy of exiting from its African business after agreeing to sell nickel assets for $337m to Botswana's BCL.
AngloGold said an Ebola outbreak contained
An outbreak of the Ebola virus near AngloGold Ashanti's Siguiri mine in Guinea had been contained two months ago.
Wesizwe Pt sees “huge downsizing” in sector
Wesizwe Platinum said there would be "huge downsizing" in the South African platinum sector in which the company could participate.
Platinum market confounds analysts
The minimal reaction of the platinum price to supply interruptions has analysts scratching their heads as to the quantum of inventories.
Moody’s warns on iron ore price falls
Iron ore prices may have further to fall and could result in ratings adjustments of producers of the mineral, said Moody's.
500 down tools at Glencore’s Koornfontein
Workers at Glencore's coal mine Koornfontein downed tools over packages offered to retrenched employees, and said they would apply for a secondary strike.