AngloGold recap like paying school fees
AngloGold Ashanti is asking shareholders to stump up double the amount they expected in a balance sheet recap in order to make its de-merger plans tick.
Glencore plays waiting game with JSE
Glencore believes its South African following is gathering pace while the interim results show the company has the basis of a portfolio differentiator.
Exxaro turns mind to BEE restructure
Exxaro Resources' BEE holdco structure 'expires' in two years time and could see the firm's CEO, Sipho Nkosi, retire a wealthy man.
Amplats, a keen spectator of BHP Spinco?
Amplats has suggested listing its Rustenburg assets if it can't get a good price which makes it a specially interested spectator of BHP Billiton's demerger plans.
Fire in the belly for Northam’s Dunne
The last time a former Impala Platinum left the company with a point to prove it led to exciting ride that was Aquarius Platinum, led by Stuart Murray.
Will investors cotton on to Spinco’s line?
Whilst a rational solution to portfolio simplification for BHP Billiton, there must be questions about how the assets in the unbundled company will attract investors.
Will Cutifani answer call for Anglo change?
Investors will be keeping a keen eye on Anglo American CEO, Mark Cutifani, on July 25 for signs that he is taking bold action in restructuring the group.
Curtain rises on platinum sector horse-trading
Amplats wants to sell its Rustenburg assets at book value and is in "no rush" and may even list them as a second option. So the horse-trading has started then ....
Africa-hardened Bristow fears for SA
Mark Bristow, CEO of Randgold, says his company makes a mockery of geo-political risk but he fears for the future of South Africa.
Exxaro R5.3bn iron ore gambit on the brink
Exxaro has spent R5.3bn establishing itself as an operator of iron ore, but as with Anglo American's expensive foray into the mineral, costs have caught up with the enterprise.