Company Announcement: Appointment of technical and operations manager to focus on Botswana coal assets

Hodges Resources Ltd has announced the appointment of Mr Ralph Rossouw to the position of Technical and Operations Manager for the Company with immediate effect

Anglo America to build $3bn Peru mine in 2012

Anglo America, the world's fourth-largest diversified miner, will start construction on its $3-billion Quellaveco copper mine next year, the company's Peru chief said on Wednesday. Quellaveco, one of Anglo American's largest projects in Peru, is...

Australia’s carbon scheme puts mining investment at risk – Anglo

Global diversified miner Anglo American has called on the Australian government to replace the proposed carbon pricing scheme with a phased-in auctioning approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. CEO for Anglo’s metallurgical coal business,...

SIOC reportedly not the lone applicant for ‘lost' Sishen right

The Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) is reportedly not the only mining company to have applied to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for the 21,4% undivided share of the Sishen iron-ore mine, which has reportedly been forfeited by JSE-listed...

Anooraq says talks with Angloplat, Pelawan still ongoing

Vancouver-based Anooraq Resources is engaged in ongoing discussions with majority shareholder Pelawan Investments and world-number-one platinum-miner Anglo Platinum, on the terms and financing for Anooraq's acquisition of certain South African...

Anglo American places 19m Exxaro shares

Diversified mining conglomerate Anglo American said on Wednesday that it had raised R1,4-billion from selling 19-million of its shares in black-owned Exxaro.

Miners at odds with lawmakers as precious-mineral Bills pass

South Africa's mine-industry advocacy body the Chamber of Mines remains at odds with the contents of the Diamonds Amendment Bill and the Precious Metals Bill, both of which are currently wending their way through the legislative process.