SA Govt’s energy crisis committee targets major cut in IPP redtape
THE South African government is hoping to radically cut wait times of up to 1,000 days for new independent power producer (IPP) projects, said...
Thungela exports more coal as Transnet gains traction
THERMAL coal miner Thungela Resources will deliver an above-forecast increase in export sales from South Africa in its financial year to end-December, largely due...
Bushveld Minerals renegotiates Vanchem deal following dip in vanadium market
BUSHVELD Minerals has renegotiated the purchase price of Vanchem Vanadium Products following a slide in the vanadium price, the company announced today.
The UK-listed business will...
SA Govt. has no time for complicated Eskom unbundling – Goldman...
ESKOM, South Africa's beleaguered electricity utility company, did not have the time to embark on a complicated restructuring process, said Bloomberg News citing the...
Keaton hails Moabsvelden as potential game-changer
MANDI Glad, CEO of JSE-listed coal junior, Keaton Energy, described the award of an integrated water use licence (IWUL) by the Department of Mineral...
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...
Uranium One appoints new CEO
Uranium One says it has appointed Chris Sattler as the company's new CEO to succeed Jean Nortier.
Coal ends sales with R250m Mooiplaats deal
Coal of Africa completed its portfolio adjustments selling the Mpumalanga thermal coal colliery Mooiplaats for R250m to private group, Blackspear.
Govt. working “around the clock” on Coal 3
Public Enterprises minister, Malusi Gigaba, said SA's government had prioritised funding for 'Coal 3' as Eskom's ageing fleet faced closure from 2020.
Zesco to build $249.3m power line
Zambia's state-owned power company is to build a $249.m power line supplying 330Kv in electricity to mines in the region including Barrick Gold's Lumwana.