Muller brings new broom to Implats executive, but loses CFO
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) CFO, Brenda Berlin, is to leave the company after a seven year stint in the position, the Johannesburg-listed firm said in...
Bonhomie aside, Zwane and Baxter disagree on the charter
WAS it coincidence that led the Chamber of Mines (CoM) and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to hold separate press conferences following yesterday's...
Is it viable to decriminalise South Africa’s zama-zamas?
ONE interesting development to come out of the latest illegal mining disaster in which miners - ‘zama-zamas’ – were killed at Langlaaate near Johannesburg...
Power drain: How Eskom is sliding towards bankruptcy
The rosy picture that Eskom’s executives painted recently of the power utility’s financial position could create the impression that reports of hardship were exaggerations,...
Phiri describes ANC Charter ‘help’ for Zwane as “encouraging”
OUTSPOKEN CEO of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), Steve Phiri, today welcomed comments by the African National Congress (ANC) that the mining sector ought not...
Zwane concedes SA mining needs foreign firms in MPRDA debate
SOUTH African mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, said legislation and black economic empowerment (BEE) credentials shouldn’t frighten investors and he guaranteed that the government won’t...
Anglo, AngloGold in R464m out of court silicosis deal
ANGLO American South Africa (AASA) and AngloGold Ashanti have agreed to pay at least R464m in compensation to miners who allegedly contracted silicosis, a...
Nornickel expects further decline in nickel, palladium in 2024
RUSSIA'S Nornickel expects a further decline in nickel and palladium output this year, according to a report by Reuters on Monday.
Citing Nornickel's senior vice-president...
DMR suffers devastating defeat in Aquila Steel court battle
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has suffered a devastating defeat in the High Court (Pretoria) which has potentially far-reaching implications for other...
So far, so good for Mgojo as dust starts to settle...
IT'S nearly two years since Mxolisi Mgojo stepped into the formidable shoes of Sipho Nkosi, the former CEO of Exxaro Resources - one of...