Base Resources targets mid-tier mineral sands status
TIM Carstens, MD of Base Resources, said the company wouldn't just "bury its head in Toliara", its newly acquired ilmenite-rich Madagascar project, as it...
Rand strength may slow Sibanye-Stillwater debt reduction effort
SIBANYE-Stillwater expected that an improvement in the value of the rand against the dollar would "delay deleveraging a bit", but it would keep to...
Former Rio boss Albanese calls on accusers to weigh his reputation
FORMER Rio Tinto CEO, Tom Albanese, defended himself against allegations of fraud brought by the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), saying that he...
Govt, industry “failed magnificently” to promote mining’s social benefit
IT was about time the extended talkshop about improving the relationship between government, mining companies, and communities was replaced with action and a new, creative...
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),...