Curtain down on Xstrata coal strike
Xstrata will receive empowerment credits if it distributes its planned ESOP evenly across all work levels in terms of a strike settlement brokered by government.
Anglo, MPs in face-off over BEE targets
Anglo American’s Godrey Gomwe has told parliament the group has already reached a black ownership target of 26%, and that figures suggesting otherwise were calculated incorrectly.
CoM makes strong case against carbon tax
The Chamber of Mines has fired the first salvo at its annual general meeting on the next debate that will dominate SA’s mining sector.
SA needs growth, not nationalisation says Godsell
SA needs to double the size of its economy within 20 years to deal with current social and economic inequalities, says Business Leadership SA chair Bobby Godsell.
Talks continue between Xtrata and Num
The National Union of Mineworkers and Xstrata will continue their engagement to find an amicable solution to a proposed Employee Share Ownership Programme (Esop).
ANC wary of Chinese bid for Pamodzi
The ANC in parliament has told trade unions to be sceptical of the R150m offer by China African Precious Metals for the bankrupt Pamodzi Gold’s Orkney mine.
“I am fit,” Zimbabwe’s Mugabe declares
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe declared he was fit and well despite Wikileaks cables suggesting he had prostate cancer and that he would pass away in three to five years.
Making mining pay
The debate on mining providing wealth for future generations is clouded by the political pressure to make mining pay, rather than first growing it as an industry.
New MPRDA to cater for rights split
UPDATED: The amended Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act will make provision for the partitioning of mineral rights, says Mines Minister Susan Shabangu.
What the ANC Youth League wants
THE ANC Youth League has handed a memorandum on the nationalisation of mines to SA's Chamber of Mines. Here is the unedited memorandum in full, together with the chamber's response.