Richards Bay Minerals needs more transparency
Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) still has a long slog ahead to resolve the thorny issue around its community trusts. These have been a flashpoint...
Lossmaking Transnet to undergo rigorous board review, says Gordhan
TRANSNET is to undergo a "rigorous review" by its newly appointed board, said News24 citing the comments of South African public enterprises minister, Pravin Gordhan.
Earlier...
Another nail in JSE’s flailing mining sector as RBPlat bids farewell
THE South African mining story of the year has surely been the epic tussle between Implats and Northam for RBPlats. It is all over...
Like its trains progress at Transnet has been slow to arrive
WHERE we used to get a number of trains a week, we get some sporadically every other week. It is not getting better as...
RoC provides “moral guarantee” to support Kola project financing, says Kore
POTASH development firm Kore published details of a letter from the Republic of Congo (RoC) in which the central African country pledges its support...
SA chrome exports via Mozambique to increase 23%, says Transnet
TRANSNET Freight Rail (TFR), a division of South Africa's government-owned port and rail firm Transnet, is to increase chrome and ferrochrome exports to Mozambique's...
Anglo margin pressure puts SA assets in investor crosshairs
EVER since listing in the UK, Anglo American’s South African links have brought more frowns to investors' faces than smiles. Back in 1999, they...
Why SA’s mining law grants special privileges to China
I READ with interest, a comment by the Chinese delegation to BRICS, that South African Government procurement processes and BEE, are seen as an...
A new mining cadastre is just the beginning of SA’s minerals...
"BETTER late than never” was the sentiment from mining executives when the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) finally committed to July to...
The many broken promises of Gwede Mantashe
WHEN Gwede Mantashe was appointed minister of Mineral Resources in 2018, the mining sector rejoiced. Here was a mining trade unionist and seasoned politician...