Lucara diamond named ‘Lesedi La Rona’
Lucara Diamond Corporation said it had named the 1,111 carat diamond recently discovered at its Karowe mine in Botswana Lesedi La Rona.
Northam issues R250m in notes to IDC
Northam Platinum has raised R250m through the issue of medium-term notes to the Industrial Development Corporation.
DRDGold to post interim share earnings lift
DRDGold is to report a significant uplift in interim share earnings owing to higher gold production, the company said.
Private equity investment up 57% in 2015
Private equity invested $3.15bn in mining projects last year, a 57% increase in value over 2014, according to law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner.
Alecto signs JV with Randgold in Mali
Alecto Minerals said it had signed a joint venture with Randgold Resources to conduct a prefeasibility study on its Kossanto West Gold Project in western Mali.
Miners rescued at collapsed Vantage gold mine
75 miners of some 78 trapped underground since this morning at the Lily gold mine in Mpumalanga province have been brought to surface.
RBPlat earnings hit by R2.89bn write-down
The slide in the basket price of platinum group metals hit Royal Bafokeng Platinum hard which took a charge on the carrying value of its assets.
Glencore holding gun to head: Molefe
Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe, felt as if Glencore was holding "a gun to his head" in coal contract negotiations.
Anglo risks eviction from FTSE 100 Index
The 76% decline in the shares of Anglo American could see the UK firm ejected from the benchmark index in March.
Optimum will need “lots of hard work”: Howa
It would require "lots of hard work" to drive value from Tegeta Resources & Exploration's R2.15bn takeover of Optimum Coal, said director Nazeem Howa.