X2 Resources may bid for Vale nickel assets
X2 Resources is said to be discussing the purchase of Vale's nickel assets which have been valued at between $5bn and $7bn.
Copper tumbles as investors ditch metals
Copper fell to $5,400 per tonne, its heaviest decline in six years as investors ditched commodities and metals across the board.
Harmony halts work at mine after death
Harmony Gold said it had stopped work at the development area of its Kusasalethu mine following the death of an employee in a fall of ground accident.
RBPlat cuts Shaft Sinkers Styldrift contract
Royal Bafokeng Platinum has cut its contract with Shaft Sinkers on the Styldrift 1 project after the services firm's CEO and CFO left the company.
China iron ore exports rocket in December
Iron ore exports to China in December increased 29% as the price weakened and some local mills were shuttered over the winter month.
Shaft Sinkers CEO, CFO quit firm
Alon Davidof, CEO of Shaft Sinkers, has left the company with immediate effect after it failed to repay £2.9m to Standard Bank.
SA mining fatalities down in 2014
The number of lives lost in South African mines last year was lower than the 93 killed in 2013, said the Chamber of Mines.
De Beers sales to exceed $6.5bn in 2014
De Beers' sales in 2014 are expected to be more than $6.5bn owing to price appreciation and stronger than usual sales in the second half of the year.
SA Govt not planning Eskom ‘bail out’
Financial support that would be offered to South African power utility, Eskom, would not be a bail-out but an opportunity to establish a medium-term plan.
Amplats takes debt collectors to court
Anglo American Platinum is challenging a law firm and an administration company involved in debt collection that could change the way debt collection is managed.