Coal resurgence gives SA junior miners R34bn boost
IN 2022, junior mining in South Africa generated R88bn's worth of revenue, up from R54bn in 2018, according to a study by the Minerals...
Mantashe to stay as mines minister? Ramaphosa banter suggests solid support
IN the week where president Cyril Ramphosa is expected to reshuffle his cabinet, his mines minister made sure he was aware of his gravitas...
No evidence of “stampede” for renewable power, says Mantashe of mining...
SOUTH Africa's minerals and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said there had been little evidence of companies adding new power to the national grid despite...
Thungela to buy Australian coal mine Ensham for A$335m as SA...
THUNGELA Resources today unveiled a major step out in strategy by announcing plans to buy for A$335m (R4bn) the 3.2 million ton (Mt) a...
SA coal exports to Europe set to remain elevated, says Thungela’s...
SOUTH African coal sales to Europe would remain elevated even if the war in Ukraine ends, said BusinessLive citing the comments of Thungela Resources...
Govt urges miners to make a case for coal by investing...
COAL miners should invest significantly to help find concrete scientific solutions for pollution so that government's defence of the future of coal are not...
Coal corruption alive and well in Eskom, says outgoing CEO De...
CORRUPTION was "causing havoc" in Eskom's coal supply chain and was accelerating South Africa's move away from coal-fired energy, said BusinessLive.
Citing comments by outgoing...
Canyon Coal to commission 2.4Mt Gugulethu mine in second half
CANYON Coal said it expected to commission the first phase of a R1.4bn new coal mining development called Gugulethu in the second half of...
Seriti signs 20-year wind power deal for coal mines in first...
SERITI Green, the renewable energy subsidiary of Mike Teke’s unlisted coal group Seriti Resources, has signed a 20 year power purchase agreement for 155MW...
MC Mining’s Vele colliery restart to create 245 permanent jobs
COAL production would restart this quarter at Vele, a Limpopo province colliery owned by MC Mining. The colliery has been in mothballs for about...