Eskom asks for 10% power usage cut
The South African power utility has asked industrial customers to cut usage 10% owing to multiple tripping at Majuba and Matimba.
BHP to protect dividend as prices tumble
BHP Billiton hopes to achieve a 40% cut in capital outlays by 2016 compared to spend in its 2013 financial year as it reassures investors over its dividend.
Mining is ours so part with 51%: Chinamasa
Patrick Chinamasa, finance minister of Zimbabwe, said the country will clarify its indigenisation laws but warned mining investors that 51% local ownership stood.
QKR studying bid for Nevsun
QKR, which earlier this year successfully bid for AngloGold Ashanti's Navachab mine, is reportedly bidding for Nevsun Resources.
Gold industry underwater: Holland
The global gold industry was operating at a loss including payments for debt, said Nick Holland, CEO of Gold Fields.
Second silo crack discovered at Majuba
Union Solidarity said it had alerted Eskom to the presence of another crack at a Majuba silo - a claim strongly denied by the power utility.
Pan African loses output at Evander, Barberton
Pan African Resources said it lost gold production this month at its Barberton and Evander gold mines following safety related closures.
Mwana to issue bond for Bindura restart
Mwana Africa is to issue a bond to finance the restart of a smelter by its 74% owned subsidiary, Bindura Nickel.
Kumba in business review as prices tumble
Kumba Iron Ore is reviewing its business after prices for iron ore fell to levels lower than it expected.
Curtain falls on iron ore’s big spending
Heavy spending in iron ore production - which has topped $120bn - was now over, said BHP Billiton CEO, Andrew Mackenzie.