Simmers empowerment 
partner wins sway in lengthy boardroom battle

Vulisango was as little known as Jaganda before it, and many tongues battle to get around the pronunciation of Xelexwa. But the combination of all those has won significant sway within the gold-and-uranium mid-cap mining company, Simmer & Jack...

Fighting Simmers factions reach compromise, end board battle

Gold-and-uranium mid-cap Simmer & Jack Mines on Friday resolved its shareholder dispute after the fighting factions reached a behind-the-scenes compromise ahead of what was poised to be a public showdown on February 1. In a joint statement,...

Simmers shareholders spoilt for choice as they get chance to vote in new board

The shareholders of Simmer & Jack Mines (Simmers) are being given the opportunity to vote in a new board of directors, and they appear to be spoint for choice. The opportunity to bring some of mining's biggest names on to the board of the...

Simmers, First Uranium separation under way – Khanyile

Processes had begun to ensure the separating out of the operations of Simmer & Jack Mines (Simmers) and First Uranium, new Simmers nonexecutive chairperson Vusi Khanyile told Mining Weekly Online at the weekend. Khanyile described the need to...

Vulisango rejects new Simmers board

Disgruntled Simmer & Jack Mines (Simmers) empowerment partner Vulisango on Monday rejected the new interim Simmers board. The JSE-listed Simmers last week announced Theba chairperson Vusi Khanyile as its new nonexecutive chair and Deon van der...

Khanyile appointed as Simmers chair

The interim board of battered gold and uranium producer Simmer and Jack Mines (Simmers) has appointed Theba chairperson Vusi Khanyile as nonexecutive chair, the company announced on Friday. The interim board has also appointed Deon van der Mescht...

New Simmers directors hope to lend much-needed stability

The new directors appointed by Simmer & Jack Mines last week will seek to bring greater stability and certainty to the company ahead of the beleaguered gold-miner's general meeting, scheduled for February 1, the five promised shareholders on...

Simmers CEO, chair to step down, remain with First Uranium

Disaffected JSE-listed gold-mining company Simmer & Jack Mines (Simmers) said on Friday that its CEO Gordon Miller and chairperson Nigel Brunette would step down from Simmers, but would not relinquish their positions as CEO and chairperson of...

Colin Brayshaw named new Metmar chairperson

JSE-listed commodities trader Metmar has appointed Colin Brayshaw to the position of chairperson, effective April 2, after the firm's founding chairperson, Leslie Boyd, died last week.