De Beers pins hopes on merry Xmas
De Beers is hoping a heavily funded advertising campaign will give diamond sales a boost as the company heads into the critical last six weeks of the year.
Glencore starts laying off Zambia workers
Glencore has started laying off workers at its Zambia copper operations Mopani Copper Mines, said Reuters.
Eskom lifts profit 22% despite volume fall
Eskom reported a 22% increase in interim profit even though electricity volumes declined to 107,307 gigawatt-hours, a fourth straight first-half decrease.
Eskom capital programme progressing
Eskom's capital programme was progressing well with Medupi unit 6 and the Sere wind facility allowing it to undertake maintenance on its existing fleet.
Copper falls to lowest in six years
The copper price fell below $4,500 a tonne for the first time in more than six years as Chinese producers ramp up output replacing recent cuts elsewhere.
Rio Simandou lawsuit dismissed in US ruling
A US court dismissed a Rio Tinto lawsuit in which it claimed Brazil's Vale had conspired with BSG Resources to misappropriate the iron ore mining rights.
DiamondCorp overcomes “operational challenges”
DiamondCorp said it had overcome some of its recent operational challenges by resuming tunnelling at its Lace diamond mine.
Zambia’s Lungu to meet unions on job cuts
Zambia president, Edgar Lungu, is to meet with the country's unions to discuss the impact of plans by copper producers to cut thousands of jobs.
Power disruptions, breakdowns hit Metallon
Metallon Corporation posted a 7% drop in gold production year-on-year during its third quarter due to equipment breakdowns and increased power disruptions.
Mali on course for 60 t of gold in 2017
Gold production from West Africa's Mali could rise to 60 tonnes by the end of 2017, the country's mines minister has said.