SA leaders thought Marikana would “blow over’
SA’s leaders did not respond earlier to the ongoing crisis in Marikana and
surrounding mines because they thought that "Marikana was an isolated incident'.
Implats signs framework deal with Govt. locking in benefits if RBPlat...
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) has signed a framework agreement with the Department of Trade and Industry that locks in "public interest benefits" as a result...
Anglo says R6.45bn rehabilitation provision for Thungela “over and above” regulations
ANGLO American said it had over-provisioned for rehabilitation charges likely to be incurred by Thungela Resources, the South African coal company that was today...
Exxaro says flip-up of SIOC stake is now an “easier conversation”
THE divestment of a 20.62% stake in Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) by Exxaro Resources had been made easier to contemplate following the High Court...
Aurora’s Grootvlei mine in flood threat
Irate workers maintaining the mothballed Grootvlei gold mine threaten to let it flood unless Aurora pays overdue wages of R30m immediately. The company says it will pay workers on Friday.
SA golds surge back as rand burns through 10
The rand gold price is now only a shade below the first quarter's average despite a $225/oz decline in the dollar gold price - the results of rand/dollar weakness.
RBPlat to “temporarily accede” to Amplats force majeure pending outcome of...
ROYAL Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) said it had "temporarily acceded" to a request not to deliver concentrate to the Rustenburg facilities of Anglo American Platinum...
Report calls for caution on sea floor mining until information is...
AN international panel warned that mining the sea floor should not proceed until more information was obtained about its impact on the environment.
Citing a...
Mining Charter heading back to court after Minerals Council seeks judicial...
SOUTH Africa's Mining Charter is heading back to court.
The Minerals Council South Africa announced today it had filed an application for a judicial review...
Zim in R21bn steel deal with India
Lazarus Zim's Afripalm Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding with Steel Authority of India to build a steel mill in South Africa, according to Business Day.