Northam Pt earnings up to 70% higher
Northam Platinum said year end earnings would be as much as 70% higher owing to higher prices and increased metal sold.
CRG seeking $7.25m in private equity deal
Central Rand Gold is hoping it can raise $7.25m in a deal with Chinese private equity group Redstone Capital.
Platinum fund may have been looted
A fund for the upliftment of a community near Marikana may have been looted, according to an investigation by Scopa.
Earthlife protests against Anglo coal plan
Earthlife Africa marched on the Johannesburg premises of Anglo American protesting against a planned power station and coal mine for the Limpopo province.
Pressure grows in Zim on platinum miners
Zimbabwe has reiterated its view that it will not pay for mines in the country in terms of its proposed indigenisation strategy.
Overhaul job grading, says NUM’s Baleni
NUM leader, Frans Baleni, said that he is seeking the removal of job grading, a long-standing issue that would help ease tensions among miners.
SA needs R60bn to R90bn in new coal mines
SA could start to feel the impact of Eskom's coal deficit as early as 2015 - but by 2020, the country will need R60bn to R90bn new coal mines, a study has found.
Coal as strategic mineral damaging: EIUG
Declaring coal a strategic resource would heavily damage the industry, said Mike Rossouw of the Energy Intensive Users Group.
Paladin shares hit as seeks debt reduction
Shares in Sydney-listed Paladin Energy fell the most in 13 years as it sought to shore up its heavily indebted balance sheet.
Former Lonmin boss calls for mechanisation
Brad Mills, the former CEO of Lonmin, said South Africa's platinum sector should have followed a long-term strategy of investing in mechanisation.