Off the rails: Is Transnet is losing the battle against crime,...
THE raw data emerging from Transnet exposes how frayed the lifeline to global markets has become for the country's bulk minerals exporters. At the...
United we stand (or fall): In a sign of weakness, SA’s...
UNIONS in South Africa's mining sector have never been so united. Tellingly, this may be a sign of weakness in the wider labour movement:...
Orion chief says copper market is heading for a big rebound
BANKING on a rebound in the copper price while developing several mineral deposits isn’t for the faint of heart. When the price of the...
A broader approach needed to make mining safer for women
ALMOST all women in the mining sector, anywhere in the world, will have a bad story to tell. At its worst it might be...
Ten years after the Marikana atrocity, social pressures are building dangerously
A REPORT produced by South Africa's auditor-general, Tsakani Maluleke, in June painted a bleak picture of local government performance. Only 16% of the country's...
Bristow targets the last of Barrick’s legacy headaches before weighing his...
IT was no surprise Mark Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold, delayed his retirement. After saying shortly after the merger of his Randgold Resources with...