Columnists

Diamond imbroglio just gets weirder

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Nehawu Investments has now been labelled the scapegoat for Kimberley Diamond Mining's missing financial statements

Harmony sanguine on PNG politicking

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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

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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?

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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

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Foreign shareholders duking it out in Kumba Iron Ore and ArcelorMittal SA dispute is bad news for South African steelworkers.

Carroll nails colours to Anglo Platinum

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Why did Cynthia Carroll want to add to her workload and risk flouting corporate governance recommendations by becoming chairman of Anglo Platinum? Well, perhaps it's got to do with securing her future?

SA mine bosses wimp out

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SA mining executives look like wimps compared to their Australian counterparts but that may reflect the reality of the political differences between the two countries.

A World Cup of mining executives

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Were I to compose a winning Soccer World Cup team of mining executives, I'd rely on these 11 men.

State participation in mining will grow

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Australia's super tax on resources is an indication that governments globally will increasingly seek to 'participate' in the mining sector, South Africa included.

Randgold’s road to contrition

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Relisted and looking to the future: Randgold & Exploration has hopes to become a mining investment firm. Legal rumblings remain a background noise, however.