New age in resource consumption as electric vehicle manufacturing is set...
HUMANITY has begun a new chapter in its development, enabled by extraordinary technological advances commensurate with those of the first, second and third industrial...
Folly in taking mining charter to court
The potential knock-on effects of seeking legal clarity on aspects of the mining charter could result in protracted delays, rejoinders and sector uncertainty.
Another nail in JSE’s flailing mining sector as RBPlat bids farewell
THE South African mining story of the year has surely been the epic tussle between Implats and Northam for RBPlats. It is all over...
How long before Gold Fields follows AngloGold to New York?
THE shift of AngloGold Ashanti shares to a primary New York listing was always going to attract negative headlines for South Africa, but it's a...
SA mining cannot keep relying on courts to regulate industry
THE recent judgment in the court case between the Chamber of Mines and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) over the once-empowered, always-empowered principle...
The COVID-19 pandemic can be a unique catalyst for the mining...
I have been reading a lot of late on how the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will fundamentally change the world of business. If...
Now is the time to invest in mining
It may sound bloody-minded, but now is the time to back mining whilst tomorrow's supply deficit is being written today, says MSA Group MD, Keith Scott.
SA Govt’s artisanal mining policy is sheer fantasy. Start by stopping...
AFTER a not so successful campaign by the ANC during the Municipal Elections in 2021, the political appeasement and vote garnering machine kicked into...
Pace of change in world’s mining sector likely to accelerate
THE pace of change in the global mining and metals space has accelerated. We used to talk about trends whereas now it’s about volatility....
Mining can give fresh impetus to role of public-private partnership in...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about several challenges for South Africa, its people, and industries such as mining, which is one of the country’s...