Aquarius told to reduce bord widths
Mining group Aquarius Platinum says its subsidiary Aquarius Platinum has received an instruction that all mechanised bord-and-pillar mines in the North West region are to revise their mine Codes of Practice.
ArcelorMittal to close Saldanha plant
Steel producer ArcelorMittal is planning the immediate closure of its Saldanha Bay plant in a hard line response to Kumba Iron Ore's pricing demands.
Rockwell Q1 revenue up 118pct to C$8.5m
Mid-tier diamond producer Rockwell Diamonds has reported a 118% increase in first quarter revenue from rough diamond sales to C$8.5m from C$3.9m previously.
Mechanised mining in the spotlight
There are concerns the Department of Mineral Resources is about to impose strict new standards on mechanised platinum mines but this is denied by chief inspector of mines Thabo Gazi.
Kumba foists price hike on Arcelor
Kumba Iron Ore turned up the heat in its iron ore dispute with ArcelorMittal asking the steelmaker to accept higher prices for its product, or suffer the consequences.
Merafe to return to the black
Merafe Resources said on Thursday it expected to report a return to black for the six months to the end of June.
Deposed Le Riche to fight board coup
FORMER diamond group CEO, Hein le Riche, re-surfaces - spitting mad - ahead of extraordinary AGM to turf out board.
Highveld Q2 hot metal output jumps
Highveld Steel and Vanadium, SA's second-largest steel producer, has reported a 19.1%
increase in year-on-year production in the second quarter of 2010.
Absa raises R128m bond issue for Simmers
Absa Capital has raised R128m in a high yield, unrated bond issuance for Simmer & Jack Mines.
Northam, Jubilee to explore furnace plan
Northam Platinum and Jubilee Platinum have agreed to explore development of a 'ConRoast' facility in the first step to developing another source of furnace capacity in South Africa's platinum industry.