The gold miner is interested in buying troubled platinum operations but has found Anglo American to be moving at a slower-than-anticipated pace.

The power utility has asked industry to cut energy use and declared an emergency, noting load shedding as a virtual certainty.

Allegations of water pollution by mining operations will see the ombud probe top mining companies like Glencore Xstrata and AngloGold Ashanti.

The rising gold price has boosted AngloGold Ashanti’s headline earnings for the first quarter in four.

The recently negotiated 8% pay increase for gold miners will be a hollow victory for those who stand to lose their jobs.

Sasol, the world’s biggest coal-to-gasoline producer, says full-year profit climbed 25% after production at its synfuels division increased.

Sibanye Gold says it will refuse to raise wages above the rate of inflation as gold producers and unions remain locked in talks over pay.