Junior mining association formed to rival rebranded Minerals Council
A NEW junior mining association to rival the junior chamber in the Minerals Council SA (formerly Chamber of Mines) has popped up its head....
“Our eyes were bigger than our wallets”: Terence Goodlace
MANAGEMENT of junior mining companies can draw useful lessons from the financial crisis that one-time Johannesburg-listed mining company Metorex faced between 2009 and 2012,...
Copper set to attract bulk of new investment – CRU Group
COPPER will attract the bulk of capital investment over the next ten years, followed by base and technology metals such as zinc, chrome and...
ANC opposition to free enterprise has crippled junior mining
THE South African junior mining sector is broken and is impossible to fix under current circumstances. That’s according to Paul Miller, MD of mining...
Era of mega-projects is over as lenders detail investment criteria
INVESTORS are willing to put money into exploration projects, but only under certain circumstances, funders said at the 2018 Junior Indaba on Tuesday.
In a...
Mining Charter talks to enter last – and most perilous –...
DETAILS of South Africa's new Mining Charter negotiations are starting to emerge, the latest being those disclosed by the country's deputy mines minister, Godfrey...
Govt asks miners for turnover-based donations to junior fund
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has approached the country's mining sector to contribute a portion of its turnover to a junior miner...
Mining Charter finalisation waiting on ‘Meeting of Principals’
SOUTH Africa's mining sector will schedule a crucial 'Meeting of Principals' consisting of central industry figures including the country's mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, and...
Sibanye mulls $600m liquidity lift amid “unwarranted” share slide
SIBANYE-Stillwater is considering raising up to $600m in additional funds and working capital in an effort to deleverage its balance sheet which it acknowledged...
S&P upgrades Glencore rating despite higher risk African assets
GLENCORE'S credit rating was improved by S&P Global Ratings in an assessment that takes a sanguine view of the political risk currently making headlines...