Gazi diktat sea change or red herring?
Mines inspector, Thabo Gazi, has warned against 'posturing' by individual mining firms, a statement that makes his attitude hard to judge and raises questions about his latest safety push.
SA loses amid iron ore brinkmanship
Foreign shareholders duking it out in Kumba Iron Ore and ArcelorMittal SA dispute is bad news for South African steelworkers.
Carroll nails colours to Anglo Platinum
Why did Cynthia Carroll want to add to her workload and risk flouting corporate governance recommendations by becoming chairman of Anglo Platinum? Well, perhaps it's got to do with securing her future?
SA mine bosses wimp out
SA mining executives look like wimps compared to their Australian counterparts but that may reflect the reality of the political differences between the two countries.
A World Cup of mining executives
Were I to compose a winning Soccer World Cup team of mining executives, I'd rely on these 11 men.
State participation in mining will grow
Australia's super tax on resources is an indication that governments globally will increasingly seek to 'participate' in the mining sector, South Africa included.
Randgold’s road to contrition
Relisted and looking to the future: Randgold & Exploration has hopes to become a mining investment firm. Legal rumblings remain a background noise, however.
No escape from nationalisation slur
You can contextualise, rephrase, and even dismiss the prospect of state appropriation of South African mining assets, but you can’t escape the damage to the country’s investibility.
China cooks up own tax reform plan
China is considering its own type of tax reform which, combined with Australia's Henry review may actually have a positive effect on metal prices, according to a recent Goldman Sachs report.
Shanduka faced with overhauling history
The recapitalisation of Incwala had been coming for a while. Now with Shanduka Resources in the driving seat, how will it avoid the problems of the past?