MINING FINANCE
Rio Tinto's renewed African vigour
 Posted: 21 Nov 2008 - | Rio Tinto is ploughing money into new and old ventures in Africa.

 JUNIORS
Afgem calls it a day
 Posted: 21 Nov 2008 - | Mining exploration firm Afgem is to wind down its affairs with no one querying its slashed-down liquidation dividend.

DIAMONDS
Trans Hex: one to leave alone
 Posted: 21 Nov 2008 - | There is no need for investors to rush into buying Trans Hex shares, despite them being at 12-month lows, writes Brendan Ryan, who argues there are better options available.

 
 

21/11/2008 : VILLAGE PLAN RUNS FOUL OF JSE
21/11/2008 : DRDGOLD DECLINES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE DAYS - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
21/11/2008 : GOLD FIELDS SHEDS 9.38% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
21/11/2008 : HARMONY GOLD DOWN 6.72% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
21/11/2008 : NORTHAM DROPS TO THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2006 - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
21/11/2008 : IMPLATS PLUMMETS 17.18% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
21/11/2008 : ANGLO PLATINUM DROPS 16.13% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
20/11/2008 : DRD GOLD SHUTS ERPM - SAPA
20/11/2008 : IMPALA TAKEOVER DEAL STALLS - Allan Seccombe
20/11/2008 : GOLD FIELDS INCREASES 0.31% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
20/11/2008 : HARMONY GOLD ESCALATES 3.08% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
20/11/2008 : LONMIN PLUNGES 10.04% - REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
 
  JUNIORS
Pouroulis goes for platinum again
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 - | Despite grim market conditions mining entrepreneur Loucas Pouroulis has embarked on his next platinum venture to build two new mines in South African and Zimbabwe.

PLATINUM
Impala cans buyback, shares plunge
 Posted: 20 Nov 2008 - | Impala Platinum goes into cash preservation mode, canning its share buyback programme. It's shares fall nearly 20% on the JSE.

JUNIORS
Khusela still waiting to mine
 Posted: 20 Nov 2008 - | HCI subsidiary Khusela Coal is making heavy weather of bringing two coal assets into production.

JUNIORS
Village's cash plan runs foul of JSE rules
 Posted: 20 Nov 2008 - | Bernard Swanepoel lashes out at the JSE, whose rules have scuppered plans to raise R20m for Village and giving his company control of the listed firm. But there is possibly a way to circumvent the problem.

 


 

  TWP unscathed by mining sector turmoil | Posted : Thu, 20 Nov 2008
  Neal Froneman heads Down Under | Posted : Thu, 20 Nov 2008
  DRDGOLD shuts loss-making ERPM | Posted : Thu, 20 Nov 2008
  Impala cools its heels on R21bn takeover | Posted : Wed, 19 Nov 2008
  Sentula announces new Koornfontein project | Posted : Wed, 19 Nov 2008
  A "modest" increase in 2009 platinum output | Posted : Tue, 18 Nov 2008
  New Lonmin CEO makes radical changes | Posted : Tue, 18 Nov 2008
  Northam 4-mth platinum output rises | Posted : Tue, 18 Nov 2008
  Gold forward sale boosts First Uranium shares | Posted : Mon, 17 Nov 2008
  BRC DiamondCore on the hunt for funding partners | Posted : Mon, 17 Nov 2008