Laconic Zwane embodies dereliction of Mining Charter
SOUTH Africa mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, cut an inscrutable figure on Monday when quizzed about the Chamber of Mines' earlier attack on his leadership...
Anglo sees “no danger” of returning to exuberance of the past
ANGLO American said there was "no danger" of committing the over-exuberance of the previous commodity cycle where it - and its peer group -...
Blackrock’s Hambro warns ‘tourist investors’ will return mining to bad old...
A STRONG plea for mining groups to be disciplined in their investment decisions over new projects so that recovering commodity prices would not be...
SA mining talking to “certain ANC leaders” over Charter reform
A LITTLE over an hour before mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, was expected to make his keynote address at the Mining Indaba, a conference in...
Prominent DMR critic hopes for “new” Mining Charter by year-end
THE political developments of the last few weeks – most notably industry sweetheart Cyril Ramaphosa's December election as president of the ANC – is...
Glencore adjusts 2018 coal guidance, will ramp up copper
MINING and commodities marketing company, Glencore, reiterated previous production guidance for 2018 with the exception of coal which was lowered five million tonnes (Mt),...
Pace of change in world’s mining sector likely to accelerate
THE pace of change in the global mining and metals space has accelerated. We used to talk about trends whereas now it’s about volatility....
Repairing weak leadership crucial in saving SA’s mining sector
IN a New Year’s message, Chamber of Mines CEO, Roger Baxter, said the Chamber had made progress in the battle against corruption and unethical...
Noose tightens on Zwane as Hawks seek corruption evidence
SOUTH Africa's special investigations unit, the Hawks, have raided the offices of Free State Premier, Ace Magashule, and the provincial department of agriculture as...
Gahcho Kué adds vim to Anglo 2017 output numbers despite cuts
ANGLO American turned in a robust fourth quarter production performance which took full year production on a copper equivalent basis some 5% higher compared...