Minerals Council joins calls for Eskom restructure amid looming catastrophe of...
THE Minerals Council is expected to tell the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on Friday that Eskom's proposed 15% electricity tariff hike...
Business Unity’s Pityana warns rise of populism will reverse democratic process...
THE rise of populism in South Africa which was a consequence of citizens having run out of patience with politicians and business could reverse...
Kore Potash puts R28.7bn capital cost on Kola project following feasibility...
KORE Potash has unveiled the terms of a definitive feasibility study of its Kola project situated in the Republic of Congo (RoC) in which...
SA could be left behind as Namibia, Angola & Zimbabwe modernise...
NAMIBIA, Angola and Zimbabwe have changed their mining legislation recently in an effort to attract and incentivise new investments in the sector.
These changes are...
Brumadinho dam disaster may harm risk appetite for mining industry globally
THE Brumadinho dam disaster, Brazil's second in four years, would harm risk appetite in the world's mining sector and further tarnish its image, said Reuters.
Brazilian...
Fears of unprecedented $8bn DoJ fine behind Glencore’s toiling share price
AMONG the most perplexing of share price performances of 2018 must be that of Glencore. The stock fell 16.8% during the 12 months and...
Anglo numbers mark group out as share to watch in 2019...
ANALYSTS acknowledged another strong production performance from Anglo American in the fourth quarter of its 2018 financial year, published today.
Apart from the odd blips...
How new private equity capital is going where mining firms fear...
ONE of the consequences of the mining sector’s new-found interest in shareholder returns over endless growth in market share has been a reluctance to embark...
Kropz may need to raise $100m to realise long-term diversification goals
PHOSPHATE mine developer, Kropz, which is completing the Elandsfontein mine near Langebaan north of Cape Town, will need to raise about $80m to $100m...
’60 pages of murky text and obscure formulae’: What to make...
THE South African government's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) took the opportunity of a quiet December period to gazette the 'Guideline Regulations' to Mining...