Eskom urges Anglo to “radically” up its game at New Denmark
ESKOM said the cost of amortising the capital expenditure of Anglo American's New Denmark mine was in its calculations when it said it paid...
Kimberley museum ‘enraged’ as miner threatens stone age site
THE McGregor Museum in South Africa's Kimberley has interdicted diamond mining on Canteen Kopje - an internationally famous archaeological site near Barkly West –...
“We’re ahead at South Deep for first time since I can...
NICK Holland has received a few knocks in his eight years as CEO of Gold Fields including an investigation by the US Securities Regulation...
Bristow describes Randgold sell-off as ‘pathetic’ and ‘panicky’
RANDGOLD Resources CEO, Mark Bristow, does not mince his words and his reaction to the 7.5% drop in the Randgold share price on Monday,...
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...
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...
How pernicious ideology is breaking SA’s mining sector
MARK Cutifani, CEO of Anglo American, one of South Africa's most important companies, once commented that empowerment deals ought to be allowed to fail,...
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...
South32 looks north as SA coal, manganese production slumps
SOUTH32 achieved record production at its alumina, zinc and manganese mines for its 2016 financial year which was also notable for output declines at...
Blyvoor Gold set to start construction in January
Peter Skeat’s project to re-open the former Blyvooruitzicht (Blyvoor) gold mine should finally get the green light in January after a string of funding...