Mining Charter’s day in High Court snared by technicalities
SOUTH Africa’s High Court has reserved judgement on an application by mining lawyer Hulme Scholes to have the country’s Mining Charter declared invalid, but...
Rigid, reductive, restrictive BEE must end, says Exxaro’s Mgojo
EXXARO Resources CEO, Mxolisi Mgojo, has called for a different approach to black economic empowerment (BEE) in which a more flexible measure of assessing...
Anglo’s Cutifani blasts notion of white monopoly capital
THE next three to four months would be among the most important in the 150-year history of mining in South Africa, said Mark Cutifani,...
CoM confirms talks on mining charter practicalities with Zwane
SOUTH Africa's Chamber of Mines said it had had two detailed meetings with senior members of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) this year,...
Glencore due for re-rate after “no surprises” output numbers
GLENCORE delivered production numbers in line with guidance with key metals copper and zinc down year-on-year owing to production cuts, while coal was also...
Nedbank warns DMR discretion opens the door to ‘lawfare’
NEDBANK Capital's Paul Miller may have just hit the nail on the head with respect to the risk attached to new investment in South...
South32 “strengthens” cash, lifts SA manganese output
SOUTH32 lifted the prospect of building on its debut dividend last year after the Perth-based firm's CEO, Graham Kerr, said it had "strengthened" its...
Kenmare to top 1 million tonne output, mulls capacity lift
KENMARE Resources said prospects for its 2017 financial year would be far improved owing to higher production at its Moma mine in Mozambique, as...
Mines minister ignored legal advice in Aquila minerals dispute
FORMER South African mines minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, ignored his own legal team's advice by rejecting an appeal by Aquila Steel aimed at securing its...
DMR suffers devastating defeat in Aquila Steel court battle
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has suffered a devastating defeat in the High Court (Pretoria) which has potentially far-reaching implications for other...