Cynthia Carroll cautions against marginalization of women in European boardrooms

Cynthia Carroll, the CEO of Anglo American who announced her resignation earlier today, has warned investors that calls for quotas regarding the number of women required to serve on European firms' boards of directors may reduce women to having a token presence.

BrightWire News | October 26, 2012 | 5:44 pm

Freeport-McMoRan has no intention of establishing copper refinery

The CEO of Freeport-McMoRan said on October 19 that the company will not construct a new copper refinery due to the abundant supply of copper and the low profit margin of copper.

BrightWire News | October 20, 2012 | 9:00 am

Samancor to update workers on wage agreement

Following a meeting yesterday, Samancor Chrome said that it will issue an update to workers regarding their wage agreement.

BrightWire News | October 20, 2012 | 9:00 am

Miner injured at Alrosa’s mine dies in hospital

The miner who was injured at ALROSA's Mir mine in early October has died in the hospital, a company spokesman said.

BrightWire News | October 20, 2012 | 9:00 am

Shandong Gold-Mining to invest CNY 35 billion in Laizhou between 2011 and 2015

Shandong Gold-Ming will invest CNY 35 billion (USD 5.59 billion) in Laizhou, Shandong Province, China, between 2011 and 2015 to build nine gold industry chain projects and four gold mines with a daily processing scale of 60,000 tons to 120,000 tons.

BrightWire News | October 20, 2012 | 9:00 am

Polyus Gold may expand facilities at Kuranakh

Polyus Gold may consider an expansion of production facilities at the Kuranakh gold deposit in Yakutia in 1Q 2013, the company's CEO German Pikhoya said during a conference call.

BrightWire News | October 20, 2012 | 9:00 am

Newcrest Mining issues production report for quarter ending September 2012; Gold production down 21.6% YoY

On October 18, 2012, Newcrest Mining Limited issued its quarterly report for the three months ending September 30, 2012.

BrightWire News | October 20, 2012 | 9:00 am

COSATU North West launches mass action against exploitation

The Congress of South African and Trade Unions with its affiliates is starting its rolling mass action against the exploitation of workers and the attitude of some councillors towards service delivery to the poor communities who elected the same councillors.

BrightWire News | October 20, 2012 | 9:00 am

Solidarity: 220 of 225 Fluormin workers to be laid off before year’s end

South African union Solidarity announced today that about 220 workers at Fluormin's Witkop fluorspar mine in the North West province will be laid off before the end of the year.

BrightWire News | October 19, 2012 | 5:09 pm

Xstrata still analyzing expansion project for Collahuasi

Xstrata's CEO Charlie Sartain said that there will be "no progress on the feasibility study [of the Collahuasi mine] until we have full confidence that we are meeting business objectives."

BrightWire News | October 19, 2012 | 12:56 pm

Polymetal hopes to sell precious metal concentrates to Japan, Korea

Polymetal International has made several trial shipments of precious metals concentrates to Japan and South Korea and is planning talks on further supplies, Polymetal's CEO Vitaly Nesis said in an interview.

BrightWire News | October 17, 2012 | 4:50 pm

Regional court sides with RUSAL in Norilsk Nickel buyback dispute

The Krasnoyarsk regional court has deemed that Norilsk Nickel and Vladimir Potanin's Interros are affiliated bodies, thus siding with UC RUSAL's claim.

BrightWire News | October 17, 2012 | 4:43 pm

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