Australians Aquila may take Govt. to court
Aquila Resources has asked mines minister, Susan Shabangu, to grant it a mining right over a manganese deposit or it will consider legal action.
MPRDA change may dent Aquila $480m projects
Aquila Resources says its manganese and an iron ore projects in the Northern Cape and Limpopo provinces might be dented if certain MPRDA changes were made.
ARM discussed beneficiation with SA govt.
African Rainbow Minerals details its decision to export manganese ore to a smelter investment in Malaysia.
Doubts cast on Merafe dividend ambition
A declaration by Merafe Resources that it hoped to pay dividends at some future point was met with astonishment by analysts.
Chrome exports to China grow 48%: Merafe
Merafe Resource says chrome exports were 3.1 million tonnes this year which is 48% more than in the first six months of last year.
AMSA says carbon tax to cost R600m a year
The proposed carbon tax would cost the steelmaker more than R600m with no apparent means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from steel production in the future.
Merafe interim earnings hit by impairment
Merafe Resources is a company under pressure following the loss on the proposed sale of its Horizon mine in Limpopo province.
Cash flush Kumba gives some relief to Anglo
A strong performance from new mine Kolomela helped Kumba Iron Ore mitigate a weaker iron ore price and generate enough cash to wipe out net debt.
Equatorial unveils $231m RoC mine plan
Equatorial Resources plans to build a 2 million tonne/year iron ore mine in the Republic of Congo at a capital cost of $231m including rail and port infrastructure.
ARM delivers business over politics message
A decision to build a ferromanganese smelter in Malaysia may run counter to the South African government's beneficiation stategy, but it makes good business sense.