Grootvlei illegal miner arrests top 350
Police have arrested 358 illegal miners at Aurora Empowerment System's Grootvlei mine after a shootout at an abandoned shaft.
Transnet turns to China amid credit, growth fears
South African state-owned freight company, Transnet, is to enlist the hefty balance sheet of the Chinese government after the two countries sign a deal on cooperation.
Mining Lekgotla planned for June
Roleplayers in the mining industry, labour and government have announced the staging of a Mining Lekgotla to put their heads together on the sector’s future challenges.
Rio Tinto ups iron ore, warns of costs
Rio Tinto warned of adverse exchange rates and input cost pressures for the remainder of its financial year.
Engrossed in its politicking, Government is blind to market indifference
THE absolute, stand-out moment of the Joburg Indaba conference was perhaps its most chilling. Asked for his view about investing in South African mining,...
Motsepe’s ARC hands bridging loan to Kropz after phosphate sold below...
PATRICE Motsepe's African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Fund has provided phosphate miner Kropz a R285m bridging facility whilst it improves the quality of product.
Kropz said...
Anglo may seek SA Govt. concessions ahead of demerger
ANGLO American may seek concessions from the South African government so that it would be easier to mobilise the cash generated from its assets...
S32 tipped to spring surprise payout
South32 could pay as much as 70% of earnings which is why analysts think the company will add rare esprit to the depressed state of mining equities.
Landslide at illegal mine in Tanzania claims lives of 22 people
A LANDSLIDE at an illegal mining in northern Tanzania claimed the lives of 22 people, the BBC reported on Monday.
The incident occurred at Ng'alita...
Public comment for Mining Charter extended to end-August
PUBLIC comment on the draft Mining Charter will be extended by a month to end-August with a view to finally delivering a document by October...