Marange diamonds to go on sale in Antwerp
Diamonds mined from Zimbabwe's Marange fields will be sold in Antwerp in December of January amid claims revenue from the sales finance president Robert Mugabe.
Bellzone in $865m Kalia funding talks
Bellzone Mining said it was in talks with potential lenders for $865m to fund its Kalia iron ore project in Guinea.
IRP more flexible, puts nuclear on backburner
An updated version of the Integrated Resource Plan found that nuclear power could wait until after 2025 and that Coal 3 would be smaller than Medupi.
Madagascar in struggle to revive mining
Madagascar goes to national elections on December 20, but investors are wary of promises that a new leader will revive the country's mining sector.
De Beers: Don’t call synthetics a diamond
De Beers has warned clients to be on guard against synthetic diamonds which take only hours to grow in a laboratory.
Rio to cut spending by half
Sam Walsh, CEO of Rio Tinto, said the group would cut capital spending to $8bn in 2015 - half its outlay in the last financial year.
Mining offering value, says Re:CM’s Viljoen
Piet Viljoen, chairperson of asset management company, Re:CM, said mining shares were offering value after a period of cost-cutting and asset write-downs.
Manganism inquiry handed to NPA
The Department of Labour's inquiry into manganism disease at the Cato Ridge mine of Assore had been handed to the National Prosecuting Authority.
Zimbabwe miners in deadlock on wages
Zimbabwe's main mining industry union and mining companies have deadlocked over wages with the matter likely to go to arbitration in January.
Russia ups interest in SA nuclear
Russian has given strong indications that it will be a favourite to win nuclear power build contracts in South Africa estimated to be worth R1-trillion.