July 17, 2014 Anglo American platinum production down 40% after S. Africa strike Output from the rest of Anglo's diversified mining assets rose, but it wasn't enough to offset underperformance at its platinum mines.
July 15, 2014 Oil and mining laws in South Africa may be split: minister South Africa should consider drafting separate laws to regulate the fledgling oil and gas industry to encourage investment, Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said.
July 15, 2014 Amplats expects severely lower profits after five-month strike The firm warned first-half profit may drop as much as 96%.
July 13, 2014 BHP sell-off could undo Billiton historic deal As BHP considers the sale of almost all of the businesses that Billiton brought to the 2001 merger deal, experts say the firm is likely to end up leaving London.
July 13, 2014 South African metal workers ‘to escalate’ strike The National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa (NUMSA) has rejected the latest offer because it didn't include a double-digit wage increase for all three years.
July 13, 2014 Barrick Gold gets partner to mine for copper in Saudi Arabia The miner has agreed to form a joint venture with Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) to run its Jabal Sayid asset.
July 11, 2014 Africa’s largest iron ore miner hit hard by weak prices While final results will be released on July 22, Kumba Iron Ore expects first-half profit to slide by as much as 19%.
July 10, 2014 Gold and silver shining bright—hit three-month highs Platinum and palladium were also dragged higher by gold.
July 9, 2014 Banro provides Q2 2014 production update for its Twangiza Gold Mine, DRC, and detailed Namoya operations overview Q2 2014 gold production and an operations update.
July 8, 2014 Diamond industry recovers place in miners’ hearts on climbing demand, prices Sector now delivering some of the healthiest returns for many of the world’s biggest miners, including Rio Tinto and Anglo American.
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
