Former AngloGold manager reunites with Vedanta’s Venkatakrishnan to head Zambia unit
VEDANTA has employed Chris Sheppard who was recently head of AngloGold Ashanti’s South African operations until his recent resignation. Sheppard will be head of Vedanta’s...
SA economy braced for strike fallout
The South African economy must brace itself for the fallout from the mining industry's strike activity, a development that could be devastating, says the Bureau for Market Research.
SA’s under-explored Northern Cape “a dripping roast” if Govt. would just...
THE lack of minerals exploration in South Africa's mining sector goes back to its corporatisation more than 60 years ago following the creation of...
Exxaro faces series of strategic brain-teasers
Empowerment and decisions over investments in Moyoko, Tronox and TCSA have made 2015 a year of delicate decision-making for Exxaro Resources.
Trouble for SA economy as tax-take from miners forecast to halve
THE tax take from South African mining companies was estimated to halve in 2023 at current spot prices compared to 2021 when the country...
Get a grip on reality – Motsepe
SA’s business community is impotent at affecting policy decisions - such as nationalisation - and needs to work at it, says ARM chairperson Patrice Motsepe.
Gemfields evacuates Mozambique exploration site after insurgency flares
GEMFIELDS, the ruby and emerald miner and marketer, has evacuated an exploration property in Mozambique following renewed insurgency.
The company said in an announcement today...
Govt to invite tenders for minerals cadastre next week amid swingeing...
THE South African government would issue a tender for its proposed minerals exploration cadastre before the end of next week and said it would...
Eskom to sign new coal supply contracts as CEO apologises for...
ESKOM will shortly start to negotiate new long-term contracts with coal companies, and extend existing ones, to tackle a growing shortfall arising in part...
Mines DG to step down, says Shabangu
The director general of the department of mineral resources, Sandile Nogxina, will step down at the end of June to take early retirement, says Mines Minister Susan Shabangu.