Vedanta, Anglo zinc merger “needs to be digested”: Agarwal
VEDANTA executive chairman, Anil Agarwal, hasn't entirely given up the notion of combining his group's Hindustan Zinc with Anglo American which he said today...
Vedanta’s Gamsberg benefits as SA economy slows
ONE of the more chastening points made by Tom Albanese, CEO of Vedanta Resources, was that the company was able to cut the cost...
South32 says Eskom committed to Khutala coal expansion
SOUTH African power utility, Eskom, remained committed to the brownfields development of Khutala, the South32 colliery that supplies Kendal power station, said Mike Fraser,...
Anglo’s Cutifani blasts notion of white monopoly capital
THE next three to four months would be among the most important in the 150-year history of mining in South Africa, said Mark Cutifani,...
Zwane, CoM lead SA mining into unchartered waters
THE word from South Africa's mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, is that discussions with the Chamber of Mines over a new mining charter have been...
Jury out on whether AMCU has appetite for war of attrition
PLATINUM mineworkers’ current wage agreement with Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), Impala Platinum, and Lonmin came to an end on June 30, and the mining...
Cleaver aims to return De Beers to new mine development
DE BEERS is reviewing its approach to the development of smaller mining projects as the diamond giant considers its future strategy in a situation...
Mining Charter’s day in High Court snared by technicalities
SOUTH Africa’s High Court has reserved judgement on an application by mining lawyer Hulme Scholes to have the country’s Mining Charter declared invalid, but...
Dividends on agenda despite Harmony’s debt, capital ‘priorities’
ONE of the painful lessons learned by the mining sector since the collapse of the commodity market has been the importance of using cash...
Hayes seeks to reopen Springbok copper riches
Entrepreneur, Shirley Hayes, took an unconventional route into mining, but her eye for opportunity could be the catalyst for Northern Cape copper production.