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The value of South Africa’s top miners more than halved in just a year

The dramatic fall in overall market capitalization reflects, according to PwC, the impact of the ongoing commodities rout and other challenges the local industry has faced in the last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2015 | 9:05 am

Miners who made Harvard’s best-performing CEO list

African gold miner comes out on top.

Michael Allan McCrae | October 14, 2015 | 1:11 am

Decades later $90 billion African mine still a distant dream

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

Frik Els | October 13, 2015 | 4:29 pm

Codelco vows not to cut copper output even if prices keep falling

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2015 | 9:50 am

S. Africa’s main coal union accepts wage offer, ends strike

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2015 | 5:25 am

South Africa gold companies face massive lung disease suit

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

Frik Els | October 12, 2015 | 12:59 pm

Glencore responsible for extension of coal strike in S. Africa — union

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 9, 2015 | 11:10 am

IAMGOLD cuts 10% of staff at Rosebel Mine

Current gold environment necessitates cost cutting.

Michael Allan McCrae | October 8, 2015 | 8:23 am

Kinross shares surge as investors shrug US probe

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.

Frik Els | October 5, 2015 | 10:44 am

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