The long, lethal shadow of asbestos

As anyone in the US with a television or Internet connection probably knows, lawyers want you if you've been exposed to asbestos, and they're paying to get you. At one point earlier this year, 15 of the 100 most expensive keyword search phrases...

Bheki Sibiya

Position: Chief Executive, Chamber of Mines of South Africa Main activity of the company: Management and Leadership Date and place of birth: May 3, 1957, Mkhumbane, Durban

Bongani Mbindwane

Position: CEO of Platfields, which listed on the JSE in December 2010 Main activity of the company: Mining exploration Date and place of birth: KwaZulu Natal, October 22, 1974 Education: BA (Law), Swaziland University; Dipl. Environment...

Diamond demand outstripping supply – Oppenheimer

Demand for diamonds was "most probably" outstripping supply and, as a diamond producer, De Beers was wanting to produce "as many diamonds as possible", De Beers chairperson Nicky Oppenheimer said on Tuesday. Oppenheimer, speaking on CNN to Fareed...

BHP Billiton shares rise, Rio Tinto’s fall as mega $66bn deal is terminated

The shares of BHP Billiton rose and those of Rio Tinto fell on the news that BHP Billiton had withdrawn its bid to combine the two giant entities in what would have been a $66-billion deal now and $194-billion six months ago. Despite concurrent...

Randgold Resources reinvigorating African gold hunt

The board of gold-focused exploration and development company Randgold Resources had sanctioned the creation of a new exploration team to 'hunt'for African gold prospects outside of the six territories on which it had focused for the past number...

$14-billion capex in Oz metals, minerals sector this year

Australia is seeing record capital expenditures in the metals and minerals industry and accounts for about 15% of worldwide production of metal and minerals, reports CNN Money.