Now that the collapsed metal markets have led to BHP Billiton dropping its bid for Rio Tinto, CEO Marius Kloppers can bring his strong organisational skills to bear on new forward drive.

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Stock price plunges nearly 40% on news of troubled operations in Katanga Province, DRC, where mining generally is grinding down by the day.

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RBC Capital says Anglo Platinum is heading for a difficult time even if the company makes expected production cuts.

Russia has boosted its gold output for the first 10 months of 2008 by 9.8% when compared to the same period last year.

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Norilsk’s second biggest shareholder, UC RUSAL, has announced it is nominating former Norilsk co-owner Mikhail Prokhorov to the Norilsk board – a move that may well not go unchallenged.

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Reports suggest China is considering buying perhaps $3-$4 bn worth of base metals on the open market as state and commercial reserves to help boost economy.

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MinSouth and the Association of Mining Analysts, both based in London, are running a series of free Masterclasses on aspects of the industry for professionals working in the sector. The next looks at Mining Finance and will be held in London on December 8th.

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Crystallex says a decision to deny it a mining permit combined with media reports that Venezuela plans to push Crystallex off the Las Cristinas project, constitute a dispute under an investment treaty between Canada and Venezuela.

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South Africa’s 3Q gold output fell 16.2 percent in the third quarter compared with 3Q 2007 as the world’s former top gold producer begins to move down the production ladder.

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Lonmin is planning to cut 4,000 jobs at its platinum mines to reduce costs, according to Solidarity trade union.

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