DMR commissions urgent study into risk to pipeline security by illegal...
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) said there was "no immediate threat" by illegal mining to oil and gas pipeline infrastructure in Johannesburg,...
Failing to employ women runs skills and image risk for world...
OF the many perception battles the world’s mining industry is combating, the role of woman in the sector is among the most pressing.
Roughly 17% of...
DMR studying historic High Court ruling in favour of Xolobeni community
SOUTH Africa's Department of Minerals Resources (DMR) was "studying" a landmark judgement by the High Court (Pretoria) today which ruled the DMR must obtain...
Eskom to sign new coal supply contracts as CEO apologises for...
ESKOM will shortly start to negotiate new long-term contracts with coal companies, and extend existing ones, to tackle a growing shortfall arising in part...
Mining Charter guideline talks proving to be an uneven process, says...
DISCUSSIONS regarding Mining Charter guidelines are proving to be an uneven process, said the Minerals Council of South Africa.
"I wouldn't want you thinking that...
Why the law of averages is the false premise behind every...
FORMER Gold Fields CEO, Ian Cockerill, was scathing at a recent mining conference regarding the reticence of the South African mining sector to embrace...
Master Drilling continues diversification plan with Italian construction JV
MASTER Drilling, the Johannesburg-listed mining technology company, is to access "... smaller scope civil engineering projects and broader mining industries" by means of a...
Froneman sees in Mining Charter scope for negotiation with pragmatic DMR
NEAL Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, said the South African government's approach to the application of the recently redrafted Mining Charter was pragmatic, although certain...
You can find any mineral you want in SA, but most...
DESPITE having re-mortgaged his house, and selling everything else he owned, Sifiso Nkosi quickly ran out of money. That’s how it is in the mining...
South32 acknowledges SA business environment lift, but Mining Charter falls short
SOUTH32 CEO, Graham Kerr, acknowledged the improvement in the business climate of South Africa's mining sector, but he warned that the redraft of the...