Firestone makes rights progress
Firestone Energy's application for mining rights made by its joint venture with Sekoko Resources has been approved at a regional level by the department of mineral resources.
Bushveld says can deliver battery energy to Eskom “in months”
BUSHVELD Energy’s progress in getting its vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) up and ready for testing at Eskom’s Rosherville site shows that utility-scale batteries...
Blackrock joins banks to buy and close coal plants in Asia
SOME of the world's largest financial institutions including Blackrock and Citigroup are planning to buy coal-fired plants in Asia and operate them in such...
Keaton lifted as interim coal output up 55%
Keaton Energy shares performed strongly on further evidence of improved output raising the prospect of a good interim showing in November.
SA Govt plans to “open floodgates” for private investment in stricken...
THE South African governmen would "open the floodgates" to private investment in the country's stricken energy sector, said Bloomberg News.
Citing a presentation by the...
Exxaro sells ECC mines to Overlooked Colliery as pushes on with...
EXXARO Resources is to sell its ECC (Exxaro Coal Central) coal division, but it will retain the export allocation to Richards Bay Coal Terminal...
Wescoal confirms Eskom force majeure, says impact not yet “quantifiable”
WESCOAL Holdings confirmed on Tuesday that Eskom, South Africa's state-owned power utility, had issued it with a force majeure on coal supply agreements.
The force...
Canadian investor urges SA to “just mine your coal”
DEVELOPED countries trying to impose strict green regulatory requirements on mining companies in undeveloped economies like South Africa were hypocritical and unfair.
"You have so...
Firestone puts out deal vote to July
A shareholder vote on the recapitalisation of Firestone Energy's balance sheet, and a
deal that will see its joint venture partner, Sekoko Resources, sell a stake in the
listed business has been rescheduled to July owing to transaction complexities.