Goodlace a calm hand for Implats tiller

Impala Platinum's chief executive-in-waiting Terence Goodlace has plenty of experience operating in tough places, such as Democratic Republic of Congo. He will need it because running the world's second-largest platinum producer, which he takes...

South African govt safeguarding Implats as Zimbabwe indigenisation bites

South African major Implats has struck a deal with Zimbabwe that assures the JSE-listed company of fair cash compensation, the prospect of continued unfettered expansion and the potential freedom of the once-empowered, always-empowered advantage,...

Goodlace a ‘good choice’ for Implats

Platinum mining company Impala Platinum’s (Implats') choice of Terence Goodlace, from Metorex, as CEO and executive director was described as a ‘good’ appointment by company watchers on Tuesday. Vestact analyst Sasha Naryshkine told Mining...

Company Announcement: Implats appoints a Chief Executive Officer

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) is pleased to announce the appointment of Terence Goodlace as Chief Executive Officer and as an Executive Director to the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from 1 July 2012.

Impala Platinum appoints Goodlace as CEO

Platinum mining company Impala Platinum (Implats) has appointed Terence Goodlace, from Metorex, as CEO and executive director, succeeding David Brown from July 1. Brown announced two weeks ago that he was stepping down as CEO at the end of June...

Metorex lifts output, says Jinchuan deal on track

JSE-listed Metorex said on Monday that its copper and cobalt production increased in the September quarter. Copper production increased by 15% to 15 202 t, up from the June quarter’s 13 218 t. Cobalt production rose 11% from the previous...

Cobalt focus may follow Jinchuan takeover of Metorex

A greater emphasis on cobalt may follow the takeover of JSE-listed copper/cobalt producer Metorex by Jinchuan, the world’s second-largest cobalt producer and China’s largest. Metorex currently supplies all its cobalt to Jinchuan, which has...

NUM welcomes Vale pulling out Metorex bid

South Africa’s largest mining union, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), on Tuesday welcomed the news that the Brazilian mining giant Vale had pulled out of a bid to buy JSE-listed base-metals miner Metorex. The union previously said that...

Metorex appoints Nicholas James as COO

Nicholas James has been appointed as Metorex COO from May 1, the JSE-listed mining company announced on Thursday. James, who has 30 years of mining experience, joins Metorex from Rand Uranium, where he was also COO for the past three years.

Vale’s R7,5bn offer may spur rival bid for Metorex − analyst

Brazilian mining giant Vale's offer for Metorex might finally see the Chinese putting an offer on the table for the South Africa-headquartered miner, an analyst said on Monday. Vale on Friday made a R7,5-billion, or $1,1-billion, offer for the...

Brazil’s Vale bids R7,5bn for copper/cobalt miner Metorex

Brazilian mining giant Vale on Friday made a R7,5-billion, or $1,1-billion, offer for South African-headquartered base-metals miner Metorex. The acquisition is in line with Vale’s ambitions to become one of the world’s largest copper...

Metorex increases copper, cobalt output in March quarter

JSE-listed Metorex, which operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, on Tuesday reported an 8% increase in copper production to 13 344 t and a 10% boost in cobalt output to 1 041 t during its March 2011 quarter. CEO Terence...