Ipsa remains under pressure
At long last independent power producer Ipsa has its Newcastle power plant back in operation, but bureaucratic delays experienced with Eskom have done a lot of financial damage.
Ambitious 81mt/year export coal target iced by Transnet
TRANSNET’S plans to boost export coal deliveries to 81 million tonnes a year (mtpa) has been quietly shelved.
CEO, Siyabonga Gama, told Miningmx on the...
Bushveld Minerals pegs hopes on energy to drive vanadium demand
AS local vanadium producer Bushveld Mineral rides the wave of increased vanadium demand from China, the London-listed junior is also pegging its hopes on...
Tribunal drops charge against First Uranium
The Competition Tribunal has withdrawn a charge with the South African Police Service against Rory Cole, Financial Accountant of First Uranium.
Eskom woes may clip Sunbird’s wings
Getting a decision out of Eskom was acknowledged to be problematic by Sunbird Energy ahead of the firm's R10bn to R20bn offshore gas project.
Transmission infrastructure urgently needed for Mpumalanga
SOUTH Africa's Mpumalanga province could run out of available grid capacity within the next five to six years if no new transmission infrastructure is built...
Major oil find off Namibian coast
Billions of barrels in oil reserves have been found off Namibia's coast, which could make the country a top producer.
SA govt funding for Optimum Coal Mine ‘swept from the table’...
SOUTH Africa's state-owned mining company, African Exploration & Mining Finance Company (AEMFC) in joint venture with Lurco Group would submit a new bid for...
Exxaro to line up against former CEO in race for Optimum...
EXXARO Resources, the Johannesburg-listed coal producer, is to add its name to suitors interested in buying the Gupta family's Tegeta Resources coal assets, currently...
ARM, Glencore assessing options on new coal-related BEE deal
THIS month the High Court heard arguments from the Chamber of Mines and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) ahead of a declaratory order...