Plight of Stilfontein’s illegal miners worsens amid extortion claim
EFFORTS to reach illegal miners at the Buffelsfontein mine near Stilfontein in South Africa's North West province have been frustrated by red tape and,...
South32’s SA manganese expansion challenged by Transnet railing headaches
SOUTH32 said the expansion of its manganese operations in South Africa's Northern Cape turned on overcoming the capacity logjams of Transnet.
Speaking in an interview...
Richards Bay coal exports rise
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal managed its best performance in three years during 2010, but the amount of coal being exported remains way below its installed capacity.
Amplats eases losses, signs with NUM, UASA
Amplats said it would report improved full-year results, and that it had signed a new wage agreement with the NUM and UASA.
Miners may test SA Govt’s BEE charter in court
End-March currently stands as a critical moment for the SA mining sector as a government report about the status of the 10-year BEE process falls due.
Should gold miners pay more cash to investors?
HOW gold miners spend money from bonanza cash flows will be a key test as the sector nears the end of a remarkable year.
Using...
Fragile supply gives platinum price new lease on life
IT was once common to describe the platinum price in terms of gold, the so-called gold-platinum ratio. Then came the global financial crisis in...
Sibanye-Stillwater limits retrenchments at Kloof and Beatrix following union talks
SIBANYE-Stillwater said it had reduced the number of planned retrenchments at two of its gold mines in South Africa to 168 after saying last...
Sibanye-Stillwater throws lifeline to Free State gold mine
SIBANYE-Stillwater has decided to continue with mining operations at its Beatrix 1 shaft in South Africa's Free State province on condition it reports no...
Shiva Uranium wastes no time cutting jobs
Shiva Uranium, who took over Uranium One's Dominium Reefs Mine, has wasted no time cutting jobs at the mine despite promising the Competition Commission that no job losses would result from the takeover.