Zwane ‘energised’ by Codelco to establish state-owned miner
SOUTH African mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, is to accelerate the establishment of a new standalone state-owned mining company after claiming to have been "energised"...
Kenmare remains on its recovery track
Heavy mineral sands producer Kenmare Resources maintained its improving technical performance and production trends in the June quarter building on the recovery that started...
Director pay set to dominate Pallinghurst restructure vote
DIRECTOR remuneration and share option plans will be the focus of Pallinghurst Resources' annual general meeting (AGM) tomorrow (12 July) with the Johannesburg-listed investment...
SepFluor to build R1.7bn Nokeng fluorspar mine, concentrator
SEPHAKU Fluoride (SepFluor), an unlisted fluorspar development company, is to build a R1.7bn mine north east of Pretoria - a rare example of new investment...
Mining Charter is but one proxy battle in ANC schism
COMMENTING in an opinion piece on May 12, I suggested the Mining Charter would not see "light of day" in 2017 owing to the...
Debt worry still drives Exxaro as it plots Tronox separation
EXXARO Resources more than halved net debt to about R1.3bn during its 2016 financial year thanks to improved coal and iron ore prices. So...
One day life was dandy, then Tanzania changed the law
IT’S astonishing how quickly business conditions unravelled for Acacia Mining, a UK-listed gold company operating in Tanzania and in which Barrick Gold, the Canadian...
Divestment from SA mining not entirely about political risk
AS expected, the publication of Mining Charter 3 last month provoked a wave of negative sentiment about South Africa's mining prospects.
The expectation is that,...
Which firms hurt most in unplayable, unpassable Mining Charter?
SOUTH African mining shares were roundly penalised on June 15 following the publication of the third Mining Charter, a redraft of the 2010 version...
Tanzania rushes through laws forcing miners to renegotiate deals
JUNIOR mining companies listed in Australia asked for a suspension in trading following Tanzania's special bills last week which threatened to tear up agreements...