Ghana talks with gold miners over new taxes
Ghana is in talks with gold miners in the country over additional taxes so as to benefit from the soaring price of the precious metal, says the government.
China resource tax goes national
China will extend a regional resource tax on domestic sales of crude oil and natural gas to the whole country and widen it to include coking coal and rare earths.
Raising the bar on BEE
Kumba Iron Ore’s windfall BEE payout has restored confidence in black economic empowerment.
BHP gets go-ahead for Olympic Dam expansion
BHP Billiton has moved a step closer towards an estimated $20bn to $30bn expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine.
Sata’s clean sweep gets thumbs up
Since his upset Sept. 20 election victory, former opposition Michael Sata has made his mark on Africa's biggest copper producer.
Kasukuwere calls time on tardy miners
Saviour Kasukuwere, Zimbabwe's youth, indigenisation and empowerment minister, says the country will move quietly in seizing shares of companies failing to have met the indigenisation deadline.
DRC mining audit not a new review – official
A proposed audit by the DRC's state mining firm of its joint venture partnerships should not be mistaken for a new mining contract review, says a government official.
Shabangu: no casualties from mines debate
Mines Minister Susan Shabangu says she has found no evidence that investors are fleeing South Africa due to the nationalisation debate.
Mining surge to increase DRC’s power deficit
The Democratic Republic of Congo will see its energy deficit dramatically increase in the next four years due to a surge in demand from the mining industry.
Zuma speaks out on nationalisation
Nationalisation is not policy but a current debate, President Jacob Zuma has said at a business function hosted by newspaper The New Age.