December 7, 2014 SA’s biggest gold producers battle against loan sharks South Africa’s gold mining companies have started a fightback against money lenders who they say are preying on employees and damaging labor relations.
December 5, 2014 Vale may settle Simandou lawsuit Rio Tinto is suing Vale for billions over allegations the Brazilian giant and its former partner illegally acquired the West African iron ore deposit, one of the richest prizes in…
December 5, 2014 Vale to sell 15% of its $3bn Mozambique coal project to Mitsui The miner confirmed Friday it is in talks “with a potential investor,” but did not name its counterpart.
December 4, 2014 Rio Tinto-Glencore a ‘poor match’: Sam Walsh Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.
December 3, 2014 South Africa’s Bell Equipment to restructure and shed jobs South African earthmover manufacturer Bell Equipment announced plans on Wednesday to restructure and shed jobs, as mining industry customers delay spending in the face of falling commodity prices.
December 3, 2014 Women mostly missing at London’s ‘Mines and Money’ event 75 participating countries, 200 companies, 200 presenters, 3,000 attendees… and fewer than 15 women invited to speak at Mines and Money London 2014. About time for a change – don’t…
December 3, 2014 Randgold Resources CEO: Treat all stakeholders as equals Mark Bristow called gold mining companies to keep a balance when satisfying shareholders and stakeholders.
December 3, 2014 Barrick teams with Saudi Arabian miner to run copper mine Miner may try replicate partnership with other of its stalled projects, such as Pascua Lama in South America.
December 2, 2014 Harmony Gold cutting jobs at S. African mine to turn around operation The company has begun a 60-day consultation with unions at Kusasalethu mine, its largest operation.
December 2, 2014 Meet South Africa’s ‘gold slaves’ Illegal gold excavation and scrapping, worth about six billion rands per year (about US$550 million), is today the lifeblood of Johannesburg’s informal economy.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
