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...
“What a Difference a Year Makes:” Minerals Council on Indaba 2019
MINERS dig in for the long haul, but sentiment can have seismic shifts in the short term. That's the prognosis of the Minerals Council...
Drones: The Next Frontier in Mine Safety
WHEN a mine disaster strikes, sending in rescue teams can be fraught with danger. One solution that the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) has been...
Harvesting Honey while Thwarting Elephants: Innovative Ways to Earn Mining Social...
A MINING exploration project in Central Africa was running into difficulty: the promised jobs were not materialising, and the companies involved needed to make...
A Portrait of South Africa’s Junior Miners begins to Emerge
MINERALS Council South Africa said this week that it has been compiling data on junior and emerging miners, with some green shoots starting to sprout...
Eskom to be restructured into three entities as Ramaphosa puts end...
SOUTH Africa's energy utility, Eskom, would be restructured into three entities of generation, transmission and distribution all of which would remain under the control...
Land issue and corruption: South Africa’s “original” and current sins have...
SOUTH Africa's explosive land issue and its commitment to rooting out corruption were key concerns for investors who remained wary of a mining sector...
Billionaire resources entrepreneur Robert Friedland applauds Ramaphosa for taking SA into...
THE winds of change were blowing through Africa again, but this time positively following the appointments of Cyril Ramaphosa as president of South Africa,...