October 5, 2012 Gold One Int’l suspends 14,000 striking workers South Africa's Gold One International Ltd. yesterday suspended 14,000 workers on strike at the company's Cooke 4 shaft in Ezulwini on the West Rand.
October 5, 2012 Harmony Gold: Kusasalethu mine still closed as workers barricade entrance Harmony Gold Mining Co. said yesterday that workers barricaded the entrance to its Kusasalethu mine on the West Rand keeping mine operations shuttered.
October 5, 2012 Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. announces new name and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (TSX: YNG)(OTCBB: YNGFF)(Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6) will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the name Veris Gold Corp. and the symbol VG at start of…
October 5, 2012 South African Chamber of Mines denies early negotiation claims South Africa's Chamber of Mines yesterday denied claims that it is launching wage negotiations with mining officials ahead of schedule.
October 5, 2012 Kloppers offloads $5 million BHP stock. Don’t worry it’s just a tax thing At the same time the 50-year-old boss of the world's number one miner also pocketed 300,000 BHP shares worth more than $10 million thanks to the company's employee share incentive…
October 5, 2012 Asteroid-mining firm hiring “space nuts” and interns Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron’s owned asteroid-mining focused Planetary Resources is hiring interns for 2013.
October 5, 2012 Anglo American Platinum fires 12,000 workers Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest platinum producer, has fired 12,000 workers taking part in a three-week illegal strike after following through on tough talk over wildcat stoppages in South…
October 5, 2012 Gold mining to drive Burkina Faso’s growth but companies at risk The West African nation of Burkina Faso is forecasting its gold industry will boost growth next year, but the latest report from UK-based think-tank Exclusive Analysis, warns of increasing risks…
October 5, 2012 Australia plays risky balancing game with Asian suitors bearing FTA’s Australia faces the parlous challenge of juggling trade relations with the three key East Asian economies, all of whom covet free trade agreements with the antipodean continent in order to…
October 4, 2012 Gold stops just short of $1,800, US jobs could push it over Disappointing non-farm payrolls could push gold to new 2012 high.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am