Northam profits plunge amidst warnings of continued pressure on the platinum...
NORTHAM Platinum expects a decrease of between 76.6% and 86.6% in headline earnings per share for the year to end-June because of sharply lower...
Barrick will do M&A my way says CEO Mark Bristow
BARRICK CEO Mark Bristow confirms that he and his chairman John Thornton are “100% on the same page regarding merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...
Bristow defends frugal dividend as “big capital” looms
BARRICK Gold has reported a whopping 963% jump in free cash flow to $340m for the June quarter underscoring what the soaring gold price...
Gold Fields doubles down on Canadian gold bet
GOLD Fields is buying Canadian gold junior Osisko Mining in a cash deal valued at C$2.16bn which gives the group 100% control of the...
Lucara Diamond provides some much-needed sparkle
SECOND quarter results from Toronto-listed Lucara Diamonds have at last delivered some good news for the diamond sector after the gloom and doom of...
Gold Fields lets price bonanza slip from grasp
GOLD Fields will report poor financial and operating results for the six months to end-June with the group’s performance made all the more disappointing...
Hummingbird looks ahead but admits to debt pressure
HUMMINGBIRD Resources is predicting a strong recovery in the second half of its financial year to end-December after losing $13.5m in the second quarter...
“I am optimistic we will get the re-rating”: Anglo CEO
ANGLO American CEO Duncan Wanblad said he was untroubled by the performance of the share price since Anglo rejected BHP’s takeover proposal. The stock...
Zambia law change could deliver “fatal blow” to copper target
PROPOSED minerals regulation in Zambia could deliver a "fatal blow" to ambitions to increase copper production to three million tons annual, said Reuters.
Zambia is...
Namibia takes tougher stance on mining permits
LESS than half of mining projects approved in Namibia were in operation, a development that is prompting the country's government to take a tougher...