IRP2 sinks major power project
An Australian firm has abandoned plans to develop a 1,000MW coal-fired power station for SA, saying the draft Integrated Resource Plan will make the project unsustainable.
ANC talks tough on mines research
All structures within the ANC must stop casting aspersions before real research work on the nationalisation of mines begins, spokesperson Brian Sokutu said on Wednesday.
Oliphant: SA’s coal reserves declining
The quality and quantity of SA's coal reserves are steadily declining and mining the commodity is becoming harder, says the new deputy minister for mineral resources.
BHP looks at emerging markets for growth
BHP Billiton chair Jac Nasser says that while the US, Europe and other mature markets remain significant contributors to commodity demand, it is emerging markets that are the key drivers of growth.
South Deep strike ‘hurts’ Gold Fields
Gold Fields says the strike at its South Deep mine is having a "material impact' on production.
Great Basin widens loss
Great Basin Gold has reported a wider pre-tax quarterly loss, hurt by higher expenses.
Rockwell content with diamond prices
Rockwell Diamonds says it has achieved good prices during its most recent diamond sale.
BHP not giving up on deals, has no regrets
BHP Billiton has not given up on large acquisitions and does not regret spending $875m pursuing three massive deals that failed over the past two years, says its chairperson.
Zimbabwe raises its PGM stature
Zimbabwe’s emergence as an important platinum group metals player has been underscored in Johnson Matthey’s interim review of the global market.
SA platinum output to remain flat
South Africa's platinum supply may rise a touch next year after falling slightly in 2010 on safety-related stoppages and wage strikes, says Johnson Matthey.