AMCU calls members out on strike at SA’s gold, coal and...
THE Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) called out members at its gold, coal and platinum mines on strike to protest the possible...
Brazil bans upstream mining dams, orders decommissioning by 2021
BRAZIL'S government banned new upstream mining dams in the wake of the Brumadinho disaster which has so far claimed 169 lives, said Reuters.
The government also...
Picture emerging from Anglo companies saying Charter needs amendment on renewals
KUMBA Iron Ore is concerned that an important aspect of the Mining Charter - gazetted last September - may be difficult to implement which...
Tronox completes first stage of ‘redomiciliation’ with purchase of Exxaro stake...
TRONOX, the New York-listed mineral sands company, had completed the first stage of its redomiciliation, according to Exxaro Resources in a statement to the Johannesburg...
Business rescue practitioners: sinners or the more sinned against?
TWO controversies currently underway in South Africa’s mining sector have thrown into question the role played by business rescue practitioners (BRPs). It’s not the...
Constitutional Court gives green light to Aquila manganese licence ending 12...
THE way has been cleared for Aquila Steel South Africa (Aquila) to mine a manganese deposit in the Northern Cape province some 12 years...
Lower mining production likely to weigh heavily on SA’s GDP growth
A DECLINE in production from mining during 2018 is expected to weigh heavily on South Africa's economy, said BusinessLive citing data from Statistics SA.
Mining...
Kropz hires ARM non-executive Jan Steenkamp to drive Elandsfontein
KROPZ, a phosphate mine developer, said it had appointed former African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) executive, Jan Steenkamp, as MD for its 74%-owned Elandsfontein phosphate...
South32 returns $344m in interim payouts on metronomic production performance
SOUTH32 continued its near metronomic returns performance producing a 17% lift in interim taxed profit of $635m and announcing a total payout to shareholders...
Eskom restructure creates transparency but does not relieve financing crisis
A PLAN outlined by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to carve the state-owned utility, Eskom, into three separate entities would create a more transparent...