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A team led by Prof Hongjie Dai at Stanford University made a breakthrough by accidentally discovering that graphite made a good partner to aluminium.
SAs Oppenheimer family is not keen to sell its 40% stake in De Beers after a buoyant year for the world’s top diamond miner, Nicky Oppenheimer said.
African Barrick Gold cut its 2010 production target for the second time in three months after it said it uncovered fuel theft at its new Buzwagi mine.
Mining group Xstrata said it would pump over $5-billion into new mines and keep targeting organic growth rather than acquisitions.
Russian private investment bank Renaissance Capital is in the midst of a sweeping expansion into the resource sector in Africa.
Anglo American rejected rival mining group Xstrata’s ”merger of equals” proposal on Monday, knocking a no-premium marriage.
So Blade has met the vice-chancellors. Not that this meeting reached the tabloids. In fact, it was a subdued affair.
Xstrata wants talks with Anglo American about a proposed merger of equals worth about -billion, seeking increased scale and cost synergies.
Chinese mining firms are gearing up to take advantage of the global downturn and seek M&A mining deals at bargain prices next year.
WeSizwe Platinum has been scouting for financiers in the Middle East and China for its mine project after the freezing up of Western capital markets.
BHP Billiton’s may have to pay more for a -billion loan, but this is unlikely to force it to abandon its -billion bid for rival Rio Tinto.
Miner Xstrata unveiled a -billion takeover bid for the world’s third-biggest platinum producer, Lonmin, to diversify its business.
De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer, posted a dip in 2007 diamond sales on Friday, but forecast a rebound this year amid a tight market that was expected to keep prices…
Amid rusted hulks of abandoned plants and huge mine craters, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s former top copper town Kolwezi is showing signs of a reawakening. The town in the…
The world’s top platinum producer, Angloplat, launched a R35-billion black economic empowerment (BEE) deal on Tuesday to sell mines to two black-led firms and hand out shares to…
AngloGold Ashanti posted a worse-than-expected 17% fall in second-quarter adjusted profit, hit by stronger currencies and more exploration costs, and said its chief executive…
Angloplat, the world’s biggest platinum producer, posted an expected 47% jump in interim profit on Monday, but higher costs and a cut in forecast output due to labour and safety…
African miner Randgold Resources expects to upgrade planned production at its new mine in Côte d’Ivoire, helping the firm to boost output by over 50% by 2011. The firm, currently…
Restive South African miners are likely to go on strike in coming months, but the relatively tight platinum market may have already priced in the effects of limited disruptions.…
South Africa wants to boost foreign mining investment, but not if it fails to help develop a country still suffering from huge inequality of wealth, the deputy president said on…
