[miningmx.com] – THE motivations driving the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) and why it didn’t make sense for Eskom to alienate Anglo American were among the most read in Miningmx’s opinion pages in 2015.
Readers were also interested in the direct views of market participants via the publication’s Metal Heads section which was launched in the year with Mark Cutifani’s worrying message to South Africans proving popular.
Here’s the top five most read columns for the year.
1.
When AMCU calls a strike, it means business
Joseph Mathunjwa’s Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union has made a business case out of undermining central bargaining – a tactic that wins members.
2.
Alienating Anglo, BHP compounds Eskom coal cliff
Anglo American and BHP Billiton have given up on the South African domestic coal industry, events that don’t make it easier for Eskom to source new coal.
3.
Harmony investors to sanction life-saving deal?
Whilst we wait for South African gold shares to pull out of their headlong dive, let’s speculate on what might be going on at Harmony Gold.
4.
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.
5.
Time for South Africans to face tough truths
It is time for South Africans to face three tough truths if the country is to make the best of its mineral endowment, writes Anglo American CEO, Mark Cutifani.
