Game afoot on BHP potash bid
BHP Billiton has opened bidding for Potash Corp. at just under $40bn but other bids could follow testing the miner's resolve, and its balance sheet.
SA mining slides into the gutter
Last week was one of the worst for SA mining's international reputation as the industry was mired in shameful in-fighting, claims of political cronyism, and widespread deeds of commercial cheating.
Confrontation looms on the mining front
The developments at Kumba Iron Ore and Lonmin appear to be souring the relationship between the mining industry and government that looked so promising earlier this year.
Anooraq weighs liquidity, finance poser
Anooraq Resources posted a decent first year as operator of Bokoni Platinum Mines but debt, refinancing and liquidity issues remain a poser.
The threat to Lonmin is a threat to all
Is the Department of Mineral Resources really that incompetent or is this a deliberate attempt to seize a piece of Lonmin's legitimate business?
Diamond imbroglio just gets weirder
Nehawu Investments has now been labelled the scapegoat for Kimberley Diamond Mining's missing financial statements
Harmony sanguine on PNG politicking
One report claims political unease in Papua New Guinea could unsettle conditions for miners in the country, but Harmony Gold has taken a relaxed view of events and prospects for its Wafi-Golpu resource.
Subsidise the steel, or let it flounder
ArcelorMittal's Saldanha Steel was already on thin ice after two of the three factors underpinning its existence were removed in recent years: cheap labour and cheap power.
Gazi diktat sea change or red herring?
Mines inspector, Thabo Gazi, has warned against 'posturing' by individual mining firms, a statement that makes his attitude hard to judge and raises questions about his latest safety push.
SA loses amid iron ore brinkmanship
Foreign shareholders duking it out in Kumba Iron Ore and ArcelorMittal SA dispute is bad news for South African steelworkers.