Two kinds of ounces in the ground
What’s the price of gold thousands of metres below surface in South Africa? That’s the burning question following the recent sale of two marginal gold prospects to Chinese investors for R3.9bn.
Zimbabwe worth a second look
Political risk in the southern African state is so towering that positioning in the country carries no premium.
Anglo’s unfinished business
As Anglo American nears the end of its divestitures, the elephant in the room is what it will do with its 45% stake in De Beers.
Forcing light on an issue
The editor of Sake24 explains why the business daily's court application to obtain information from Eskom and BHP Billiton involves more than power costs.
Glencore IPO raises temperatures
Everything that is fluid, unknown and dynamic about the commodities market has found its centre in the proposed listing of Glencore.
A world wedded to coal
In the image war, coal is making something of a minor comeback as the world realises there's no cheaper nor safer option yet.
Putting the nation in nationalisation
Jan de Lange explains why mining companies will have to start paying attention to communities.
DRDGOLD needs to let go of alter ego
DRDGOLD requires a simple identity - not its currently ambiguous one of simultaneously running towards and away from risk.
How will the state use Sishen’s ore?
The government sees 6.25m tonnes of iron ore/year from Sishen as an asset to benefit SA’s steel industry, but how they want to use this resource is far from clear.
Hunting the golden eggs’ goose
Resource nationalism is a growing problem, and not restricted to developing economies.