Barrick chasing Randgold premium
Barrick Gold is chasing the London investor, that highly captive audience Randgold Resources has commanded for years. And what chance Kumba Iron Ore can successfully lift pricing of iron ore to Arcelor Mittal?
Decoding the Mining Summit
For perhaps the first time since the negotiation of the mining charter in 2002, industry and government are discussing competitiveness and regulatory change in the same sentence.
Chrometco continues to limp on lime
Chrometco still has to show evidence of solid deal-making before it wins the confidence of investors.
Beware of resource stock overshoot
You can't just say it's the stronger rand that has melted some of the resiliance out of South African stocks lately, argues Vic de Klerk.
Aurora: more light than heat?
Aurora Empowerment Systems has burst on to the mining scene, spending R1bn in buying assets. But does the group have a strategy to justify the outlay?
Power sector needs a revamp
The size of the electricity industry mess has become much clearer during the countrywide hearings held by the National Energy Regulator, writes Jan de Lange.
Decision time looms at AngloPlat
Big changes could be looming at Anglo Platinum if the speculation now surfacing in the platinum mining and banking sectors turns out to be correct.
Curious interest in silver, expropriation
What were Miningmx's best read articles in 2009? You'd be surprised to hear silver and a curious claim for expropriation interested you more than gold's amazing run to $1,200/oz.
Eskom: Principle vs power
What lies at the heart of Bobby Godsell's departure from Eskom and the spat around whether Jacob Maroga stay on as CEO? Jan de Lange takes a look.