Company Announcement: AngloGold Ashanti Announces Board Appointment

AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Michael James Kirkwood as an independent non-executive director to its Board of Directors with effect from 1 June 2012.

Harmony Gold quarterly output falls 18%

JSE-listed Harmony Gold said on Friday its March quarter production would be 18% lower than the previous quarter, as safety stoppages and mine upgrades negatively affected operations. Production was stopped for 17 days at its Doornkop mine’s...

Southern African platinum miners on the wrack as perfect storm hits

Southern African platinum mining companies find themselves on the wrack, not only because of their dependence on a faltering Europe, but hit by a confluence of events that are drastically aggravating the situation. It is the perfect storm of South...

Transnet expects to rail 70Mt of coal, Exxaro plays its iron-ore card, Mboweni brothers in iron-ore BEE

South Africa’s State-owned freight logistics group Transnet says that it is on track to deliver between 70-million and 72-million tons of coal to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) by its financial year-end on March 31; black-owned...

AngloGold appoints former SA ambassador to board

Gold producer AngloGold Ashanti on Wednesday welcomed its new independent nonexecutive director Nozipho Patricia January-Bardill. Chairperson Tito Mboweni said January-Bardill, would bring to the board fresh ideas and new perspectives in the...

Criticism on nationalisation talk valid – Phosa

Criticism on the "drawn-out manner" in which the ruling party has dealt with the nationalisation debate is valid, its treasurer general Mathews Phosa said on Thursday. It was imperative to first understand how debates, whether on mining and...

Motlatsi retires as AngloGold director

JSE-listed AngloGold Ashanti on Thursday announced the retirement of Dr James Motlatsi as nonexecutive director of the board with effect from February 17. Motlatsi was appointed to the board when AngloGold Ashanti was formed in 1998 and served as...

AngloGold’s journey to the centre of the earth

South Africa’s largest gold-mining company is already mining close to 4 km below surface. Now it is all set to devise a model to mine safely and profitably 5 km below surface and beyond. One of the first utterances of AngloGold Ashanti CEO Mark...

Daily podcast – February 25, 2010

De Beers Consolidated Mines MD David Noko steps down; and A1 Minerals will pour its first gold pour next week.

Ex-Reserve Bank governor Mboweni to chair AngloGold

Former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni has been appointed chairperson of gold-mining company AngloGold Ashanti, succeeding current chairperson Russell Edey, who is retiring after eight years. Mboweni has also been appointed...

Company Announcement: Mboweni appointment

Attached please find a press release on: AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to announce the appointment of Tito Mboweni as chairman of the company with effect from 1 June 2010. Mr Mboweni succeeds Russell Edey who retires after eight years as chairman,...

Platinum demand recovering slowly, deficit expected in 2011, says Lonmin CEO Farmer

Platinum demand levels were gradually improving and a slow firming in the platinum price could be seen, but no quick rebound was expected, Lonmin CEO Ian Farmer said last week. Farmer told Mining Weekly Online that the worst was behind the...