Tharisa “strongly cash generative” after bursting back in Q3 amid chrome,...
THARISA produced good form in the third quarter: the chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner reported record run-of-mine numbers, and said it was generating...
Sacrificing development for climate is a poor debate mining executives say
THE view of three mining executives polled by Miningmx is that a discussion about reducing greenhouse gas emissions can’t exclude the rights of people...
Watchdog explains ruling on Petmin’s SamQuarz
Allowing the sale of Petmin’s SamQuarz silica mine to Thaba Chueu will enable the buyer to control the critical input of its downstream competitors, says the Competition Commission.
SA secures $1.5bn World Bank infrastructure loan
SOUTH Africa has signed a $1.5bn loan agreement with the World Bank, aiming to overhaul its transport and energy infrastructure and reignite economic growth,...
Merafe ferrochrome output up 2% at nine month stage
MERAFE Resources said third quarter ferrochrome production totalled 76,000 in attributable tons resulting in an increase of two percent in production for the year-to-date.
Merafe,...
Community-led disruption hits SA mining again as Rio Tinto reduces RBM...
RIO Tinto has curtailed operations at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) owing to an escalation in violence among the operation's surrounding communities, said Reuters citing...
Zimbabwe policy scares investors: PM
Zimbabwe is hurting investor confidence and stalling recovery by promoting a law to force the transfer of foreign-owned firms to local ownership says , Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Liberia president-elect will examine mining concessions
LIBERIA is to re-assess its mining concessions as part of president-elect Joseph Boakai's campaign promise to "rescue" the country.
Reuters cited the West African politician...
Anglo’s Mkhwanazi says SA must move on from regulated BEE
BETWEEN 2014 and 2020 alone, South Africa’s mining sector generated some R160bn in transformation initiatives in South Africa, making it one of the greatest...
Minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz convicted of corruption
ISRAELI diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz has been convicted of corrupting foreign agents and forging documents by a Geneva court, in a trial over an attempt...