September 13, 2012

Malema calls for general mining strike and nationalization

Julius Malema, the ex-leader of the Youth League of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), called on the government to nationalize the country's mines in a radio…

September 13, 2012

Labour leader calls S.A. workers to ‘bring mining companies to their knees’

Mametlwe Sebei, one of the main leaders of South Africa's striking platinum miners, urged workers to go on a national strike that he said would "bring mining companies to their…

September 13, 2012

Two miners killed in Harmony Gold explosion

South African miner Harmony Gold has suspended all drilling and blasting activities at its Joel mine, following a fatal underground explosion on Wednesday afternoon.

September 12, 2012

Labour unrest taking over South African mines; resources minister hammers companies

Hundreds of striking miners forced Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest producer, to halt operations at its four mines on Wednesday, as labour unrest spread in South Africa's biggest industry.

September 12, 2012

AngloGold Ashanti sees Colombia as the hottest new bullion district

AngloGold Ashanti’s CEO, Mark Cutifani, said gold projects in Colombia are one of the company’s key current priorities and that it has used its first-mover advantage in the country to…

September 12, 2012

Botswana Diamonds finds more gems in Cameroon

London-listed Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said Wednesday it recovered two new diamonds from the on-going sampling programme on the Libongo palaeoplacer project in Cameroon.

September 11, 2012

Ivanplats’s debut set to be one of Toronto’s biggest IPO’s this year

Mining junior Ivanplats has applied for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange in what is set to be one of the largest IPO's in Canada this year.

September 11, 2012

New body found at Lonmin’s mine; miners refuse to go back to work

The body of a man slashed to death was found Tuesday at Lonmin’s (LON:JSE) Marikana platinum mine in South Africa's North West province, where a protracted wildcat strike has cost…

September 10, 2012

Unrest returns to South African gold mine

Labour unrest spread in South Africa on Monday when 15,000 workers stopped operations at a Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) mine while few workers reported for duty in…

September 10, 2012

Petra Diamonds selling non-core South African mines

London-listed Petra Diamonds shares were on the rise again Monday after the company revealed Friday it had started selling three of its non-core mines.