Vale boosts Moatize coal output target
Brazilian mining giant Vale has raised its initial production target for the Moatize mine in Mozambique by 76% and expects to quadruple that result in 2012.
Load-shedding will stymie new mining investments if Eskom allows it to...
THE latest round of load-shedding imposed by Eskom, the government-owned power utility, would stymie new investment in the country's mining sector just as demand...
Sibanye opens talks with Resgen as IPP ambitions loom large
SIBANYE Gold has trained its sights on Resource Generation (Resgen), a Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed coal development company, as it seeks a partner to realise...
SA’s Eskom clears COO Jan Oberholzer of wrong-doing following two-week investigation
SOUTH Africa's state-owned power utility, Eskom, today cleared its COO, Jan Oberholzer, of wrong-doing following a two-week investigation.
Oberholzer, who took up his current position...
IchorCoal targets 20mt mid-tier coal status
Frankfurt-listed IchorCoal wants to build production of 20 million tonnes a year in South African coal production, enough to give it mid-tier status.
Wescoal, Assore: companies on different paths weighing similar goals
TWO resource companies known for their strict adherence to specialised metals production – Wescoal Holdings (coal) and Assore (steel feed minerals iron ore, manganese...
CoAL launches R1.29bn bid for Universal
Coal of Africa has bid cash and shares for the 4.5 million tonne/year coal producer, Universal Coal, trumping an earlier offer by IchorCoal.
Appeal against MWS’ water licence dismissed
First Uranium Corporation says the appeal lodged against Mine Waste Solutions' water use licence has been dismissed.
‘Sordid circle’ delivers R56.5m blow to Keaton
Keaton Energy said collusion between employees at a mine in KwaZulu-Natal cost the firm R25m in coal sales and resulted in a R56.5m impairment.
Sekoko intends to resuscitate scaled down Waterberg project
SEKOKO Resources, an unlisted black-owned mining investment firm, is hopeful it can breathe new life into the Waterberg Coal Project, a thermal coal prospect...