June 25, 2015 Takeover approach shakes up potash market Potashcorp shares jump after making unsolicited bid for Europe's largest potash producer amid fundamental shifts in the industry.
June 25, 2015 South African commission finds police to blame in Marikana deaths The commission into the deaths at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in August 2012 concluded the plan to quell the massive protest was “defective,” and shouldn't have been executed as such.
June 25, 2015 China readies to launch yuan gold fix before year-end While details remain unknown, it is believed the fix would be launched via the Shanghai Gold Exchange, the world's biggest physical bullion exchange.
June 25, 2015 Rick Rule and Porter Stansberry’s guide to protecting your portfolio from the ravages of the currency wars Russia, China and the U.S. are in a battle for currency dominance and natural resource stocks have been buffeted as a result.
June 25, 2015 Adani confirms work halted at controversial coal project by the Great Barrier Reef But the Indian company said it remains committed to the US$12bn Carmichael project in Queensland, Australia.
June 25, 2015 BHP cuts another 140 jobs over abandoned Olympic Dam expansion plans The cuts at the Adelaide support office for the Olympic Dam operations come about six months after BHP scrapped about 90 permanent positions and 210 contractor jobs.
June 24, 2015 Gold slips to 2-week low as buyers await news on Greece Gold edged lower on Wednesday as the dollar pared earlier losses versus the euro, while traders took to the sidelines to await news on Greece's negotiations with its international lenders…
June 24, 2015 Iron ore prices hit six-day highs, but rally won’t last say experts Analysts from Goldman Sachs, Citi and ANZ predict prices will drop again below $50 a tonne.
June 24, 2015 South African gold sector to table wage offer next week The companies, which bargain collectively under the country’s Chamber of Mines, are already battling low metal prices and mounting electricity costs amid power outages.
June 24, 2015 Zambia to slash royalties, reinstate mining tax The move puts an end to a nearly nine-month standoff that has hit output and profits in Africa’s second largest copper producer.
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
