Resource nationalism the ‘biggest threat’
Resource nationalism was the number one issue threatening the mining industry and, in turn, threatening investment in the minerals sector in African countries.
Peru to present mining royalty bill in 2 weeks
Peru's new leftist government plans to send a closely watched proposal to increase mining royalties to Congress in the next two weeks, says the country's finance minister.
Zimbabwe pledges leniency on indigenisation
Zimbabwe won't "force indigenisation down investors' throats", says the country's Minister for Economic Planning and Investment Promotion.
Get a grip on reality – Motsepe
SA’s business community is impotent at affecting policy decisions - such as nationalisation - and needs to work at it, says ARM chairperson Patrice Motsepe.
Nationalisation ‘put to bed’ in 2012
Investors will have clarity on nationalisation in SA by July next year, according to Sandile Nogxina, special advisor to Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu.
ARM boosts full-year profit, dividend
Diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals has reported a surge in full-year headline earnings, supported by higher commodity prices and says it expects prices to remain robust.
Zimbabwe gives Rio ‘part approval’
Rio Tinto's Murowa diamond mine in Zimbabwe says it has been given "part approval" for its plan to comply with indigenisation legislation.
Terms to be attached to mining licences
Mining licences will in future be granted with attached conditions, to ensure a supply of raw material for local industries seeking to further refine, or beneficiate, the extracted minerals, MPs hear.
Namibia’s diamond, uranium output down
Namibia's diamond output more than halved in the second quarter of this year to 208,000 carats as economic woes hit demand, financial group Capricorn Investment Holdings said on Tuesday.
Beneficiation not optional in new MPRDA
Government may force the mining sector to participate in beneficiation, at least as far as the supply of raw materials are concerned, according to policy proposals.