Vedanta hires former Gold Fields chief executive to run copper, zinc minesVedanta Resources has appointed Chris Griffith, a South African mining veteran, to lead its base metals unit, which includes the recently r...
14 Sep, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
‘Johannesburg Explosion’: Did Transnet, Sasol warn of possible gas blasts long time back? Details hereTransnet and Sasol warned in 2018 that the zama zamas were dangerously close to highly flammable gas and fuel lines beneath Johannesburg, p...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.28 PM IST
'Will I come back dead?' Human costs of South African goldMore than 50 people have died in the country’s mines in 2018, roughly the same number as this time last year.
10 Sep, 2018, 06.35 PM IST
Diamonds used to "probe" how the Earth was shaped 3.5 billion years agoWhile the diamonds of this study were found in 3 billion-year-old sedimentary rocks, diamond formation occurred much deeper.
24 Jan, 2016, 01.29 PM IST
Gold Fields back in profit in second quarter, South Deep mine still problematicGold Fields said South Deep this year was expected to produce 6,500 kg of gold, down 8.5 per cent from a pervious forecast of 7,100 kg.
20 Aug, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
- Digging for gold
You could stack 10 Empire State Buildings on top of each other in the distance from the bottom of the mine to the surface.
14 Feb, 2014, 04.01 AM IST
Indian origin Venkatakrishnan appointed CEO of world's 3rd-biggest gold producerIndian-origin Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan was today appointed as the new chief executive of South Africa's AngloGold Ashanti.
08 May, 2013, 04.52 PM IST
Gold giants shrink to fit as call for breakup growsThe 10 biggest gold companies led by Barrick Gold spent more than $100 billion in the past 20 years buying new mines and projects around th...
22 Mar, 2013, 10.14 AM IST
- Deepest-living land animal 'discovered in South Africa'
Researchers have discovered a new worm in three South African gold mines, which they claim is the deepest-living land animal ever found on ...
06 Jun, 2011, 08.02 AM IST
- Paulson buys stake in HP, Transocean
Paulson & Co, the $36-bn hedge fund founded by John Paulson, took a stake in HP and increased its holding of Transocean, adding cos undergo...
19 May, 2011, 04.44 AM IST
- Soros sells gold holdings as Paulson bets rally will continue
Billionaire George Soros sold most of his physical gold holdings in the first quarter as bullion prices rallied toward a record while hedge...
18 May, 2011, 01.22 AM IST
- South Africa: Journey to freedom
Once the most infamous symbol of the era of segregation under Apartheid era, today the black township of Soweto is the soul of a reborn Sou...
31 Mar, 2011, 07.43 AM IST
- South Africa gold production tumbles after power crisis
Gold production in South Africa fell 16.8 percent in the first quarter of the year following widespread power cuts, figures from the chambe...
03 Jun, 2008, 09.06 PM IST
- Dubai to launch gold-backed exchange traded fund
The World Gold Council and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre have launched an exchange traded fund backed by physical bullion.
07 Apr, 2008, 05.45 PM IST
- Tatas may dig into African mining space
The Tata group may soon make a foray into the lucrative mining business in South Africa.
25 Oct, 2007, 12.59 AM IST
- Pastorini-led group may bid for gold fields
US financier Edward Pastorini may lead a bid for Gold Fields, the world’s fourth-largest gold producer, to tap the rising price of bullion....
12 Apr, 2007, 01.10 AM IST
- Hopes fade for South African miners
Hopes were fading on Wednesday for five miners in South Africa who were trapped thousands of metres below the surface at one of the world's...
25 Oct, 2006, 02.10 PM IST