Bill recall may have dark side for SA mining
The potential recall of the Mineral & Petroleum Resources Development Amendment bill could see a return to some of the contentions in the 2012 report.
Zimplats mine collapse raises ground concerns
Zimplats suffered a major set-back after its biggest mine - Bimha - collapsed, a development that will see the loss of 45,000 ounces of platinum group metals.
Platinum blots Anglo copy book
Anglo American posted a reasonable first half of production with output from Amplats down 40% - the only major upset recorded by the UK group.
RBPlat, NUM lift gloom with 9.1% wage pact
Royal Bafokeng Platinum will pay its lowest paid underground workers 9.5% to 10.5% for the first three years of a five-year deal that also links in productivity.
Keaton ends June quarter “in positive mood”
Keaton Energy ticked more production boxes in the June quarter, seasonally a good operating period for South Africa's coal producers.
Debt-laden Eskom issues plea for tariff hikes
Eskom is a company rapidly sliding beneath the cost of servicing some R252bn in debt - a situation that cries out for a revisit of the electricity tariff.
Rockwell bursts into profit as rebuild delivers
Rockwell Diamonds surged into a net profit in the first quarter suggesting that its three-year turnaround strategy was finally bearing fruit.
Mwana studies Klipspringer restart
Mwana Africa may restart mining at Klipspringer as it looks to continue its remarkable turnaround in fortunes.
De Beers seals sightholder sales BEE deal
De Beers Consolidated Mines has bought De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa which enables it to meet its 26% empowerment target set by the government.
Gold Fields hit with Native Title reverse
The Federal Court of Australia has judged that the correct procedure was not followed in the 2004 re-grant of mineral tenements to the St. Ives mine.