Can South Africa save its minerals exploration sector?
Last year, a South African government-backed fund invited applications from would-be junior miners, hoping to find that the country’s mineral exploration business was not...
Village Main’s Buffels may get the chop
The future of Village Main Reef’s Buffelsfontein mine is once again up in the air
following an announcement that the group has embarked on a review of the
viability of the mine.
SA coal miners to “make good money” for 10 years despite...
COAL was one of the few commodities that didn't record significant price gains in the 12 months ended June surveyed by auditing firm PwC's...
RBPlats likely to tap market for Styldrift funds
The basket price for platinum group metals was likely to see Royal Bafokeng
Platinum tap shareholders for funds to complete its R7.9bn share of the Styldrift
project, but not before 2014.
Mathunjwa risks losing AMCU amid questions of identity and direction
THE Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) seems to have reached a plateau after its five-month strike in Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold mines effectively accomplished...
Jilted by lockdown: Why marriage after global isolation is just what...
T he wedding economy is estimated to be worth $300bn annually with a host of industries, from travel and hospitality to the garment sector,...
Gold Fields, NUM solve South Deep impasse
Gold Fields and the National Union of Mineworkers have settled their differences over
working conditions and an operational model at the company’s South Deep mine.
Cobalt miners keep quotas amid Congo export delays
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo has guaranteed cobalt producers will retain their full 2025 export allocations despite ongoing delays in implementing new shipment procedures that...
Suffering miners near journey’s end as R9bn payout beckons
SIX years after first bringing a class action against gold mining companies, former miners suffering from occupational lung diseases, such as silicosis and tuberculosis,...
Sibanye-Stillwater cuts gold, nickel and PGMs production for 2023
SIBANYE-Stillwater announced cuts to production guidance for gold, nickel and platinum group metals (PGMs) owing to operational mishaps, a strike, and lower metal prices.
Publishing his...