Rio boss targets ‘low hanging fruit’ in titanium
SIMON Trott has wasted little time implementing his inaugural strategic overhaul at Rio Tinto, announcing last week a comprehensive restructuring targeting the miner's underperforming...
Booming metals markets boost Master Drilling’s prospects
MASTER Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius is sounding uncharacteristically cheerful for once and there are two reasons for that – he has got his own...
Anglo, Peabody to lock horns after $3.8bn deal culled
THE stage has been set for a legal battle between US coal major Peabody and Anglo American after Peabody terminated its purchase agreement to...
Minerals Council hoping to avoid MPRD legal tussle
NEITHER the Minerals Council nor the Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DPMR) wants to end up in court over the latest proposed amendments to...
Is Trump presidency undoing years of advances in ESG?
Mining companies are holding firm on environmental, social and governance commitments despite the Trump administration's anti-ESG stance and record investor outflows from sustainable funds.
Global...
Trump exempts gold from US import tariffs
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would not impose tariffs on imported gold, resolving uncertainty that had roiled global bullion markets for...
Motsepe seeks court protection in mining dispute
PATRICE Motsepe's African Rainbow Capital has approached Johannesburg's High Court for legal clarity in a R3.4bn lawsuit filed by US company Pula Group in...
Gemfields sells iconic luxury brand Fabergé for $50m
GEMFIELDS is to sell iconic jewellery brand Fabergé for $50m in a development that helps bolster the miner's under-pressure balance sheet.
The buyer is US-based...
Mining giants slash dividends amid falling commodity prices
THE world's largest mining companies are delivering their smallest shareholder payouts in years as declining mineral prices and massive capital expenditure requirements force cash...
SA introduces artisanal mining licensing system
SOUTH Africa's mineral resources department has gazetted corrections to the Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill 2025, introducing a comprehensive licensing framework for artisanal and...