Pallinghurst to build PGM technology tipped to transform sector
PALLINGHURST Resources through its platinum investment Sedibelo Platinum Mine, together with Lifezone and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) are to press ahead with the...
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,...
SA mining surges into R17bn profit, but dividends fall a quarter
THE South African mining industry staged a modest recovery during 2017 with the 25 companies covered in the annual survey carried out by accounting...
Will BHP and others pay for ditching progressive dividends?
ONE of the observations regarding the investor activism being encountered by BHP – the mining firm that reaffirmed its Australian roots by dropping the...
Gordhan throws weight behind R58bn renewable IPP plan
FINANCE minister Pravin Gordhan threw his weight behind South Africa's renewable independent power producer (IPP) programme amid criticism, most notably by Eskom CEO, Brian...
Randgold’s Mark Bristow warns over DRC mining law changes
Randgold Resources CEO Mark Bristow has sounded a stern warning to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the negative consequences...
Why the Chamber’s deal with Zwane is a strategic masterstroke
THERE'S more than meets the eye to the Chamber of Mines' decision not to interdict the redrafted Mining Charter. This is according to market...
How could Harmony have got Kusasalethu so horribly wrong?
I am gobsmacked by Harmony Gold’s announcement that it will chop the remaining life-of-mine at Kusasalethu from 24 years to five years through a...
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 –...
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...