Glencore presses button on increased project capex as metal inventories dwindle
GLOBAL commodities marketer and miner, Glencore, will spend about $300m more a year on capital expenditure (capex) over the next three years than previously...
Kropz raises $35m in AIM debut, unveils all-share deal for RoC...
KROPZ, a phosphate development and mining company, debuted on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) today, raising $35m in a share offering and announcing the...
Exxaro gives Tronox option on 24% stake as part of legacy...
EXXARO Resources has granted Tronox the option of buying the remaining 24% stake it intends to sell in the New York-listed mineral sands producer.
The...
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...