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Gold Fields looks for a uranium partner

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Gold Fields wants to bring a strategic partner on board and tie up a supply offtake agreement before pushing the button on its proposed uranium project.

Sirleaf dismisses cabinet

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Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has dismissed her cabinet in a move that will provide her a "fresh slate" for the next phase of her administration, her office says.

Ban on Zim diamonds stays

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The global diamond industry's oversight body has reportedly upheld a ban preventing Zimbabwe from exporting its vast stockpile of diamonds.

Eastplats subsidiary gets Mareesburg rights

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Eastern Platinum says it has been granted a new order mining right for subsidiary Lion's Head Platinum's Mareesburg project.

Gold Fields merges Kloof and Driefontein

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Gold Fields has merged its flagship Kloof and Driefontein mines, shedding 115 top management jobs in the process, as it looks to lower costs and improve profit margins.

Canada blocks BHP bid, stuns investors

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Canada has blocked BHP Billiton's $39bn bid for Potash Corp, saying the deal would not benefit the nation.

What next for BHP after failed bid?

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Q&A: What will BHP Billiton, sitting on an estimated $11bn warchest, do to chase growth after Canada blocked its $39bn bid for Potash Corp?

Zimplats suffers revenue drop

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Impala Platinum's Zimbabwe unit, Zimplats, said on Wednesday its revenue had dipped 5% dip in the third quarter due to lower metal prices and sales volumes.

KCM uncovers large pink diamond

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Kimberley Consolidated Mining has announced that the subcontractor working on its Bo-Karoo mining site had recovered a 27 carat light pink diamond.

Competing bid likely for Wesizwe Platinum

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RBC Capital Markets analyst Leon Esterhuizen reckons competition for control of both Wesizwe Platinum and Toronto-listed neighbour Platinum Group Metals could easily heat up.