Eskom plans to delay shutdown of coal-fired power stations
ESKOM wants to delay the shutdown of its coalfired power stations to allow the country some "breathing space" while new generational capacity is being...
Power procurement is a project risk miners dare not get wrong
THE history of the South African mining and energy industries has been tightly intertwined for more than a century and both owe their very...
For a metal with a brushed up reputation, why hasn’t uranium...
WHILE there’s been a correction in metals over the past 12 months, one that’s kept its value is uranium. That’s because the metal is...
Glencore latest to cut coal jobs owing to Transnet’s dismal performance
GLENCORE is to retrench staff at its iMpunzi coal mine in South Africa's Mpumalanga province as logistical woes linked to Transnet depressed exports, said...
Seriti to retrench Klipspruit miners in order to save group –...
COAL miner Seriti Power is considering laying off around 600 employees at its Klipspruit colliery in South Africa's Mpumalanga province or face imperilling the...
Thungela to appeal water use licence decision for 2.4Mt/y coal project
THUNGELA Resources is to appeal a decision by a tribunal which declined a water use application for Palmietkuilen, a proposed 2.4 million ton a...
Through self-help SA’s miners have pared the power crisis
THE mood wasn’t exactly celebratory, but Impala Platinum (Implats) spoke for South Africa’s mining industry when it acknowledged last week that Eskom-sponsored load curtailment...
South32 in quest to find green energy for Hillside – fast
South32 is in a race against time to find green energy for its Hillside aluminium smelters in KwaZulu-Natal’s, Richards Bay if the diversified miner...
As Eskom seeks a new way of scaling renewable power, Vietnam...
SOUTH Africa has had energy shortfalls for the past 16 years, but to date there have been totally inadequate measures to add new capacity...
Thungela shuns share buy-back in favour of project growth
SOUTH African coal miner Thungela Resources will not embark on a share buy-back soon, despite having received a thumbs up from shareholders at its...