Minister: splash to follow substance?
Ngoako Ramatlhodi made an immediate impact after taking up the mines portfolio in May, but questions continue about how he will press on in 2015.
Metal prices were like a car wreck
The hope is that 2014 represents a low for commodity prices which had many-a CFO anxiously pouring over covenant triggers.
AMCU, NUM to hog headines again in 2015
Labour in South African mining will most likely be as complex and fraught in 2015 as this year, analysts say with AMCU and NUM taking centre stage.
Zimbabwe, a place of rewards and sanctions
In 2015, Zimbabwe was able to reward some miners and punish and sanction others with a sense of whimsy all too typical of the ZANU-PF government.
Ramatlhodi: a bit player in SA’s epic scene
Ngoako Ramatlhodi, South Africa's mines minister, had his wings clipped early by the ruling party in a year that could set the tone for the rest of his tenure.
China’s R7.7bn SA mining splurge confounds
Views vary on why Chinese companies have offered R7.7bn for mining assets in South Africa that can best be described as marginal in the current market.
Exxaro Mayoko failure due to governance lapse
Exxaro's Mayoko iron ore project was rushed to achieve first mover advantage, an outcome that seems to have cost project leader, Ernst Venter, his job.
Mining in film: why box office ratings don’t help
Mining in the popular consciousness is still light years behind modern practices - an impression that doesn't help attract new skills to the sector.
Mining sector’s demographic time bomb
Mining recruitment agencies have been trying to figure out why the sector struggles to attract young professionals to its ranks
Miner return hopes thwarted by horrid market
Investors in mining will be disappointed by returns offered by the world's largest miners, say analysts who think more capital cuts have to take place.