Where & how will Mick Davis start afresh
It's in the realms of high speculation but in the interests of a little bit of fun, here's
some possible investments Mick Davis could make as he seeks new opportunities.
Ramaphosa can’t stop exodus from the NUM
The turnout at NUM's Workers Day rally earlier this month spoke louder than the
impassioned defence given to the stalwart union by its founder, Cyril Ramaphosa.
Amplats must not relent on restructuring plans
Anglo American Platinum would deal its peers a grievous blow were it to relent on
its restructuring plans now.
SA platinum shares flail against price tide
Good, bad and neutral news from South African platinum shares today make the
market is jittery. In the end, however, it's the platinum price that matters.
Hand of Cutifani in early Anglo conservatism
The decision not to investment in Mozambique, and even the move to prolong
discussions on the Amplats restructuring suggest typical Mark Cutifani conservatism.
Tarkwa strike reveals risk in leaner Gold Fields
Gold Fields may have ridded itself of its riskier South African gold mines, but in
becoming leaner, it has become less easy to smooth production.
Dark clouds on Mozambique’s coal horizon
Anglo has a reduced appetite for Mozambique and there's speculation Nippon and Rio Tinto may join it amid grumbling of little economic benefit for local communities.
BHP’s Hillside already costing Eskom R10.7bn
A letter penned by BHP Billiton SA chairperson, Xolani Mkhwanazi, and published in Business Day, defending the group's Eskom tariff doesn't tell the whole truth.
Eskom faces test financing junior coal plan
The spate of equity financings in the South Africa coal market provides evidence that loan finance for new ventures is increasingly difficult to secure.
What about this ‘legal’ contract, Billiton?
The decision-making and activities of Eskom and BHP Billiton in respect of South Africa's power needs show a historic tendency for bungling and incompetence.