Manganese, aluminium keep South32 anchored in SA as energy coal sale...
ONE of the biggest events in South Africa’s coal mining sector this year is the sale of South32’s South African Energy Coal (SAEC), a...
Eskom load-shedding poses significant risk to SA economy, says council
THE continuation of load-shedding – rolling blackouts imposed by South African power utility, Eskom, and which have been escalated since March 15 – posed...
Glencore suspends production at Mopani in Zambia after accident leaves two...
GLENCORE suspended production at its Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) in Zambia on March 19 after two workers were killed in an accident, said Reuters.
“All...
AEMFC failed to win Govt. support for Optimum bid – report
A BID by the state-owned African Exploration & Mining Finance Company (AEMFC) to take control of Optimum Coal Mines in consortium with a private...
Tanzania to establish trading centres to curb illegal gold exports
TANZANIA is to establish government-controlled trading centres by the end of June in an effort to curb illegal exports of gold and other precious...
Bids thrown open for Koornfontein after Project Halo fails to deliver...
BIDDING to supply post-commencement funding (PCF) to Koornfontein coal mine in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province has been re-opened after the preferred offeree, Project Hope, failed...
Indian anti-trust authorities raid Glencore offices amid cartel allegations
ANTI-trust authorities in India raided the offices of Glencore on March 25 in order to investigate allegations that it formed a cartel to discuss...
AMCU secondary strike bid “unreasonable” in resounding Labour Court judgement
THE Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union’s (AMCU’s) efforts to broaden industrial action has failed after the Labour Court today judged a secondary strike...
Sitatunga ready to begin manganese project after receiving permits
UNLISTED mining company Menar said subsidiary, Sitatunga Resources, was ready to begin production from its Hotazel manganese deposit in South Africa’s Northern Cape province after...
Inter-ministerial, union meetings set to continue in bid to end gold...
MEETINGS between the ministers of police, labour and mineral resources with labour unions regarding violence related to a strike in west Johannesburg’s Carletonville were set...