Eskom’s woes may sink mining projects
The warning that there could be a further delay to the start up of Eskom’s 4,800MW Medupi power station underscores the knife-edge situation still facing SA’s future power supply.
Alexkor reshuffle fails to convince
It makes one wonder if our government is again throwing good money at a bad
cause to hear that Alexkor is now shopping for new assets.
Amplats versus Implats
Right now the two top platinum shares, Anglo American Platinum and Impala, are trading at bargain basement prices. Which one should you buy?
Impala’s ‘jaw-jaw’ strategy in Zimbabwe
Indigenisation negotiations between Impala Platinum and the Zimbabwe government over Zimplats are on the last lap. Both sides can either win big or lose big.
Volatile times for gold shares
Just when you thought it was safe to get back into SA gold shares, they took a hit along with the dollar gold price.
Green lobby responds to Liefferink report
The series of articles about the threat which farmers and environmental groups hold for Mine Waste Solutions’ operations, elicited this reaction from the FSE:
Shanduka cannot be serious
Why would Shanduka Resources want to invest R1.1bn in a mothballed, high-cost platinum mine that three mining groups have previously failed to make a go of?
Little room left for CRG turnaround
Last week's cancellation of the Central Rand Gold mining right brings to an end one of the gold mining sector’s more spectacular failures.
Anglo weighed Anglo Pt unbundling
In the belief structural and country issues might be holding it back, Anglo American seriously gave thought to handing shares in its platinum company to investors.
Tronox investors resented Exxaro merger
Tronox shares fell through the floor after Exxaro unveiled its merger bid as investors thought a more lucrative cash bid would be deterred.