SA mines minister defends coal industry and slams high power tariffs
Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe defended South Africa’s coal producers and criticised the country’s high electricity tariffs yesterday (Wednesday) taking a swipe at...
MC Mining granted mining right for the Chapudi coking coal project
MC Mining (the former Coal of Africa) has put another building block in place for its long-term plans to develop the Soutpansberg coal field...
Creditor outrage as Optimum Coal to be sold for a pittance...
OPTIMUM Coal Mine's creditors have objected to a proposed sale of the mine to an unknown entity, Halo Projects, which they claim was a shelf...
Phakamisa “surprised” Optimum awarded to Aussie-backed Project Halo
THE Phakamisa Coal Consortium was "surprised" by a decision to award the purchase of Optimum Coal Mine out of business rescue to 'Project Halo'...
Eskom coal stocks improve, but Gordhan detects corruption at below par...
BY the end of December Eskom would hold 33 days of coal stocks, up from 14 to 20 days at present, public enterprises minister...
Glencore’s Glasenberg makes case for stronger for longer coal price
GLENCORE CEO, Ivan Glasenberg, remains bullish on the outlook for coal, despite widespread consensus that climate change considerations are gradually reducing demand.
Glencore is putting...
Botswana’s Minergy to attempt Eskom coal sales deal after earlier rebuff
BOTSWANA'S Minergy, a coal development company due to list in London next year, said it would attempt to sell coal to Eskom, the beleaguered...
Exxaro was “frustrated” with Eskom coal procurement, but signs of hope...
EXXARO Resources expressed frustration with Eskom's coal procurement processes in which it could take a year to complete a new coal sales agreement, even...
Exxaro’s Nombasa Tsengwa treads unusual path from botany to coal mining
THE line between environmentalists and mining executives is normally a clear, decisive one. Unless, of course, you’re Nombasa Tsengwa, who is both coal mining leader...
Jobs fillip for mineworkers as Mozambique gears for $50bn in LNG...
LABOUR recruitment company, TEBA, is to open up its 1.3 million-strong item database in order to identify potential employees for Mozambique's liquified natural gas...