Gold mine gangs tote AK-47s to outgun South African police

Guinea President Alpha Conde: "There have been people at Simandou for 15 years, 20 years, and they’ve never produced a tonne of iron."

The world's No.1 copper miner will keep output targets and won't make major changes to its $25 billion investment plan.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Chamber of Mines, which has been negotiating on behalf of the country’s main coal producers, will sign the agreement later today.

Hundreds of thousands of workers are suing 32 gold mining firms after contracting silicosis and tuberculosis working the country's ultra-deep gold mines.

According to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Swiss-based company is the one “holding the whole process to ransom".

Current gold environment necessitates cost cutting.

World's 5th largest gold miner up nearly 8% after saying it's co-operating with SEC and DoJ investigating whistleblower case at giant West Africa mine.

The Johannesburg stock market, the capitalist heart of South Africa's 'City of Gold', is close to relegating the last bullion producer in its bluechip index, the latest sign of the precious metal losing its place in an economy it once dominated.

The fate of the South African mining industry is once again in the hands of striking workers.