SA throws lifeline to ferrochrome producers
SOUTH Africa has loosened antitrust regulations to allow companies in sectors crippled by soaring electricity costs to jointly negotiate cheaper power supplies, a move...
Axis International launches $29bn Guinea arbitration claim
UNITED Arab Emirates-based Axis International has initiated a $29bn arbitration case against Guinea's government following the revocation of its bauxite mining permit, equipment seizures...
SA smelters to re-open after Eskom agrees to talks
ESKOM has agreed to enter into talks for a new electricity tariff that will see South African smelters reopen, on a limited basis, and...
What’s behind Mantengu’s crusade against the JSE?
FOR a junior miner barely two years into its listed life, Mantengu has found itself at the centre of an extraordinary saga — one...
SA weighs eleventh hour plan to save ferrochrome smelters
SOUTH Africa's ferroalloy industry has tabled an electricity pricing proposal requiring no government or Eskom subsidies, said News24 on Thursday.
Ferrochrome producers including Glencore and...
Time running out to save Glencore Merafe ferrochrome
MERAFE Resources said it planned to retrench staff at its Wonderkop and Boshoek ferrochrome smelters on December 8 after Eskom's proposal for an improved...
Chrome industry rejects export tax proposal
SOUTH Africa's chrome ore producers and ferrochrome smelters have rejected proposals for a chrome ore export tax, arguing that globally competitive electricity tariffs represent...
Glencore-Merafe starts retrenchments at ferrochrome smelters
RETRENCHMENTS will commence at the idled Wonderkop and Boeshoek smelters in South Africa, operated by the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture.
Some employees at Glencore's Alloys division...
Guinea targets premium prices for Simandou iron ore
GUINEA intends to maintain elevated prices for premium iron ore as its Simandou project prepares to ship its first cargoes this month, said Reuters...
Assmang brings curtain down on Beeshoek iron ore mine
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) announced its investment vehicle Assmang was putting the Beeshoek iron ore mine on care and maintenance resulting in the retrenchment...