December 18, 2013 South Africa’s key gold industry faces moment of truth Collapsing gold prices, ageing mines, labour strikes and higher operating costs have together weighed down on the sector in the world's sixth largest producer of the metal.
December 17, 2013 $78bn fall in gold assets leads record investor exit from commodities Precious metals main reason behind record decline and outflows from commodity assets under management in 2013.
December 12, 2013 Anglo American confirms turnaround plan, warns 2014 will continue to be tough Cutifani said the firm has identified three "buckets" from which it plans to extract about $3.9 billion of extra earnings.
December 6, 2013 Sandstorm reviewing its investment in cash-starved Colossus Minerals Without financing the company said it is uncertain that it will "remain an ongoing concern."
December 1, 2013 Zimbabwe’s diamond mineworkers want 250% pay hike Platinum sector workers will be happy with 208%, while gold miners seek a 150% wage increase. Industry is offering 0.6%.
November 26, 2013 Anglo Platinum unionized miners postpone vote on strike until 2014 Amplats' main union obtained permission for a legal strike two weeks ago, after exhausting mediation procedures.
November 26, 2013 South Africa’s growth hits four-year low due to strikes The country’s gross domestic product expanded at an annualized rate of 0.7% in the period, down sharply from the 3.2% in the second quarter.
November 21, 2013 Asteroid miners go after most precious resource: water Investors eager to get the new industry off the ground willing to finance projects that can secure the availability of the key element.
November 13, 2013 Glencore Xstrata starts trading in South Africa, poised to sell Lonmin stake The miner and trading house ranks now among the top three on the JSE in terms of market capitalization.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
