Glencore given March deadline for Xstrata bid
UPDATED: Glencore International has until March 1 to make a move for global miner
Xstrata in a deal that may create a merged major valued around £50bn.
Shabangu: Constitution guides mines debate
Susan Shabangu, Mineral Resources Minister, confirmed a date with the ANC's National
Executive Committee today which is said to discuss a report rejecting nationalisation
of the mines industry.
Xstrata 2011 coal production up, copper dips
Xstrata has posted record output from its Australian thermal coal operations in 2011 as newly commissioned Mangoola helped offset a flood-hit start to the year and strikes in SA.
Anglo American Q4 copper, iron ore output up
Miner Anglo American has posted a 10% rise in copper output in the final three months of 2011, boosted by its flagship Los Bronces mine.
Shock over Zimbabwe’s licence fee regime
The chairman of Zimbabwe’s parliamentary Committee on Mining and Energy, Edward
Chindori-Chininga, has criticised the country’s proposed hike in mining licence fees.
Sierra Leone in battle to avoid ‘resource curse’
Sierra Leone is fighting an uphill battle to avoid the 'resource curse' of high-level graft, civil unrest and a lack of economic diversity that has afflicted many regional neighbours.
SA less attractive to mining investors: SAIRR
SA has become significantly less attractive as a mining investment destination since 2006, says the SA Institute of Race Relations.
Shabangu to open Mining Indaba
Oranisers of the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba says the Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu, will officially open the event.
High hopes for R17bn Swaziland rail
There's a lot of excitement about the first new freight railway line to be built by SA in
about a quarter of a century; Transnet SOC and SwaziRail's R17bn Lothair project.
Mali seeks bigger share in mines, lower taxes
Mali is seeking to raise the state share in mining projects to 25% from 20% in a proposed revision to the West African gold producer's mining law, says an official.