Egypt launches first aerial minerals survey in decades
EGYPT is to conduct its first comprehensive aerial mining survey in more than 40 years as the country seeks to identify untapped mineral deposits...
Can SA take Govt’s $121bn trains strategy seriously?
LATE last month, South Africa's department of transport released for public comment its draft national master plan to revitalise, modernise and expand South Africa's...
Humble origins, big outcomes: SSC founder’s rise to prominence
FRED Arendse is a distinguished South African mining entrepreneur, humanitarian, and transformational leader whose life and career reflect the power of resilience, vision, and...
Jefferies hires Standard Chartered banker for EMEA metals
JEFFERIES Financial Group has appointed Gideon Volschenk from Standard Chartered to lead its metals and mining banking team across Europe, the Middle East and...
Mantashe acknowledges power inflation hurting metals industry
SOUTH Africa cannot build a downstream metals industry until the problem of high electricity prices is resolved, mines minister Gwede Mantashe said in an...
Master Drilling is a good company. Why isn’t it fantastic?
MINING services specialist Master Drilling, a proverbial provider of shovels in a mining boom, should really be flying.
The group's share price is up about...
Grindrod’s harbour expansion is steaming ahead
PORTS, logistics and rail specialist Grindrod has been gaining more steam in recent weeks.
Just before the end of April the share touched a five-year high...
Ebola in Congo prompts global health emergency
THE World Health Organisation has declared a public health emergency of international concern after an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spread...
Congo seeks deals with miners to curb illegal mining
THE Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking partnerships with mining companies to formalise artisanal digging on their concessions, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
Citing Entreprise...
Transnet signs rail deals in major boost for network reform
TRANSNET said on Wednesday it had secured an additional 24 million tons of freight capacity on the South African rail network after signing agreements...