Rigid, reductive, restrictive BEE must end, says Exxaro’s Mgojo
EXXARO Resources CEO, Mxolisi Mgojo, has called for a different approach to black economic empowerment (BEE) in which a more flexible measure of assessing...
Zwane’s March deadline for Mining Charter is wishful thinking
SOUTH Africa mines minister Mosebenzi Zwane's March deadline for gazetting a new Mining Charter is hopeful, partly because the redraft introduces complexities that may...
Sibanye says up to 300koz of RPM platinum output “at risk”
BETWEEN 200,000 to 300,000 ounces a year of platinum production was "at risk" at Sibanye's Rustenburg Platinum Mines (RPM) at the current rand platinum...
Goviex looks to uranium buyers to help fund $359m Madaouela
TORONTO-listed uranium development firm, Goviex, would turn to buyers of the mineral first to fund the equity portion of Madaouela, a project in Niger...
New technology tipped to save 200,000 SA mining jobs by 2025
INVESTING in technology that extended reserve and resource life could save some 200,000 jobs that might be lost by 2025 in South Africa's mining...
Resolute seeking to boost organic growth with M&A
RESOLUTE Mining has a gold production target of 450,000 ounces/year by 2020 by expanding production from existing mines and adding a third, Bibiani, a...
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...
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,...
CoM confirms talks on mining charter practicalities with Zwane
SOUTH Africa's Chamber of Mines said it had had two detailed meetings with senior members of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) this year,...