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...
Exxaro’s renewable energy plan left twisting in the wind
MXOLISI Mgojo has overseen a successful first six months as CEO of Exxaro Resources, but the group’s strategic bet on making renewable energy a...
Cadiz and Peter Skeat working on Blyvoor resurrection
Cape Town financial institution Cadiz Corporate Solutions is spearheading the raising of US$70m to start two mining projects – one surface and one underground...
Numbers suggest AngloGold’s future is not in South Africa
THE strategy behind the proposed demerger of AngloGold Ashanti’s South African gold mines was to give special focus to the ageing mines as well...
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...
Gold price must improve to incentivise industry recovery: Holland
THE world's gold industry will need the price of its metal to improve further in order to support investment in fresh resources, said Gold...
Section 54s cost SA mines R4.8bn in 2015, and 2016 may...
A REPORT by the Chamber of Mines of South Africa (CoM) estimates the application of safety stoppages - known as Section54s in terms of...
Anglo under no pressure to bundle or sell SA mines to...
IT’S now become clear that the South African government wants Anglo American to ‘sell’ its thermal coal mines and 70% stake in Kumba Iron...
AngloGold describes Obuasi invasion as “surreal”
THE situation at AngloGold Ashanti’s beleaguered Obuasi mine in Ghana - which has been invaded by thousands of illegal miners - has stunned management...
Why it’s so hard to mine in SA’s North West province
LONMIN warned shareholders that whilst the second half of its financial year was seasonally better than the first – with normally less disruptions –...