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Another corporate story that has recently made headlines is a second unsolicited bid from Australian mining giant BHP for the operations of South African industry peer Anglo American.(Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Anglo American rejects ‘unattractive’ BHP bid

The company’s chairman, Stuart Chambers, described the proposal as ‘opportunistic’

Australian multinational mining company BHP has confirmed that it made a buyout proposal to Anglo American. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

BHP makes takeover bid for Anglo American

The proposal entails Anglo significantly lowering its exposure to South Africa by demerging its holdings in beleaguered Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore This content is…

Saldanha Bay, West Coast, South Africa, Railway trucks carrying iron ore from Sishen to Saldanha Bay terminal on the West Coast of South Africa. (Photo by: Peter Titmuss/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Strike sets Transnet back — again

The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company

Pedal to the metal:  Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine produces lumpy ore, which fetches a premium. (Madelene Cronjé/M&G)

Mines print money as metals boom

Kumba and Anglo Platinum are sitting in a sweet spot but it remains to be seen how long it will last

Miners affected are eligible to get R10 000 to R500 000, depending on the nature and the severity of the disease.(Emile Hendricks)

The economy is off to a good start

But the big questions are what Cyril Ramaphosa can do and what the budget has in store

Any takers for Anglo’s fire sale?

Commodities are in the doldrums and local conditions may be too toxic to attract interest.

Bitter irony for ore producers

Chinese government subsidies will keep alive mines that should have been shut down.

Kumba expects iron-ore prices to remain at current levels in the third quarter.

Kumba first-half profit falls 16% as iron-ore prices slump

The Anglo American unit which had enjoyed sky-high iron ore prices in the past now faces a decline in profits as the metal price drops.

Kumba expects iron-ore prices to remain at current levels in the third quarter.

Amcu gains a foothold at Kumba Iron Ore

Amcu, the dominant union in the platinum sector, looks likely to win recognition at Kumba Iron Ore, which announced an increased profit on Tuesday.

Kumba expects iron-ore prices to remain at current levels in the third quarter.

End of Sishen saga cast in iron

The Constitutional Court has finally settled a dispute that has tainted all parties.

Kumba leads SA stocks to 1.6% gain

Stocks have booked a 1.6% gain, led by Kumba Iron Ore’s upbeat guidance for its full-year results.

South Africa’s steel industry can transition to zero-emission production, while addressing the environmental and social costs of its operations that are borne by local communities,

Kumba, ArcelorMittal deal will revive Thabazimbi mine

After a lengthy legal battle, Kumba and ArcelorMittal have finally signed an agreement that will ensure the long-term sustainable supply of iron ore.

Kumba needs new permit to access Sishen mine reserves

A member of the Anglo American group, Kumba Iron Ore, says it needs a new mining permit to access about a third of reserves at its Sishen mine.

Kumba’s new mine counters strike losses

Production from Kumba’s new Kolomela mine has kept profits up in the first half of 2013 after a strike affected output at its Sishen mine last year.

Miners fired after a strike at Kumba Iron Ore in the ­Northern Cape last year

Fired Kumba miners now destitute

Workers have turned to the union they scorned at the time of the unprotected strike – the National Union Mineworkers.

Steel production relies on coal so the sector will have to move to hydrogen or renewable energy to reduce its carbon footprint

Government may impose export tax on iron ore, steel

The government may be looking to implement export taxes on iron ore and steel products, it announced in a post Cabinet briefing.

Striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine have disrupted training of workers.

Kumba workers threaten trainees after bail hearing postponed

Striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine have disrupted training of workers, following a postponed bail hearing.

Striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine have disrupted training of workers.

Seven protesters injured during Kumba mine raid

The Kathu Medi-Clinic has confirmed that seven protesters have been admitted with minor injuries after the police’s early morning raid at Sishen mine.

About 120 striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine

Kumba axes over 100 protesting workers

About 120 striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine, in the Northern Cape, have been dismissed after failing to attend disciplinary hearings.

About 120 striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine

Kumba protesters in danger of being jobless and homeless

The strike at Kumba Iron Ore’s mine is coming to a head as workers face the real threat of losing their jobs and eviction from the mine’s premises.