September 28, 2012 Petmin Ltd warns of unprotected strike by contractor employees at Somkhele mine Petmin Limited announced that 345 workers employed by Sandton Plant Hire (SPH) have embarked on an unprotected strike.
September 28, 2012 CoAL takes financial director to court over breaches of duties Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) CEO John Wallington said that the company has initiated proceedings to take former financial director Blair Sergeant to court over breaches of duties by Sergeant…
September 27, 2012 Friedland’s Ivanplats IPO: ‘It’s a gun to the head’ If Ivanplats's $165 million worth of bonds are not redeemed for stock, rates on the debt soars to credit card-like repayments of just under 19% on November 10 and to…
September 27, 2012 Strikes cripple 40% of South African gold production Approximately 40% of South Africa’s gold production capacity is offline due to the combined impact of the ongoing illegal strikes at Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti’s operations in the country.
September 27, 2012 Norilsk Nickel looks to acquire PGM licenses in Africa despite risk At the Russia Investment Summit, Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Strzhalkovsky said the company looks to obtain licenses for platinum group metals deposits in South Africa to increase its resource base.
September 26, 2012 South African mining stuck in ’19th century’ Former anti-Apartheid activist and Gold Fields board member Mamphela Ramphele has some harsh words for South Africa's mining bosses.
September 26, 2012 Zimplats faces USD 33.8 Million in tax liabilities According to a Zimbabwe Platinum (Zimplats) statement, the company currently has at least USD 33.8 million in tax liabilities.
September 26, 2012 Nordgold to move forward with high river gold offer soon Nordgold said that it will soon move to buy out the minority shareholders of its 75%-owned subsidiary High River Gold (HRG), a move that could position Nordgold for a full…
September 26, 2012 Citi raises forecasts for gold, silver platinum prices, warns of SA strike’s impact on platinum Citigroup has increased its end-of-year price forecasts for gold, silver and platinum by 2%, 5% and 1.5%, respectively.
September 26, 2012 Gold Fields appoints new Ghana country manager Gold Fields Limited announced the appointment of Ghanaian businessman Pierre Charles Coussey as new country manager for the company's operations in Ghana (Gold Fields Ghana Limited and Abosso Goldfields Limited).
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
