Lonmin appoints GlencoreXstrata directors
GlencoreXstrata is to lift its influence on the board of Lonmin following the appointment of two non-executive directors.
US may investigate Gold Fields bribery
The US authorities may probe Gold Fields' empowerment deal that attorneys Paul Weiss said had involved bribery of a top African National Congress official.
Harmony urges workers to return to work
Harmony Gold CEO, Graham Briggs, urged workers to return to work adding that prolonged industrial action would make the recent wage agreement untenable.
NUM mulling improved chamber offer
The National Union of Mineworkers was considering an improved annual wage offer from gold producers represented by the Chamber of Mines.
Rio’s Simandou targets output by 2018
Rio Tinto, the Anglo-Australian miner, said its Guinea iron ore mine, Simandou, may only produce from 2018, three years after its initial first production target.
AMCU said members attacked at mine
The Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union said members were attacked at Beatrix, a mine owned by Sibanye Gold.
AMCU playing ‘cat and mouse’
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union was playing 'cat and mouse' in a development that was helping gold producers weather the strike.
Oliphant calls for expeditious wage talks
Mildred Oliphant, labour minister, has called for speedy resolution to the country's wage talks saying the economy could not afford prolonged strike action.
NUM drops demand to 10% as strike starts
The National Union of Mineworkers has dropped its gold industry wage demands to 10% confirming the industry's belief there isn't appetite for prolonged strike activity.
Wallington joins up with Miranda
John Wallington, the former CEO of Coal of Africa, has joined Miranda Minerals as its CEO, it has been confirmed.