Transnet proposes switching to diesel trains to avoid disruptions to coal...
SOUTH Africa's state-owned rail and ports utility, Transnet has proposed switching to diesel trains in order to avoid disruptions to coal exports caused by...
Glencore agrees to pay $180m in penalties to DRC related to...
GLENCORE is to pay $180m to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for corrupt practices in which it engaged between 2007 and 2018 in...
Anglo to appoint projects role as force behind ‘FutureSmart Mining’, Tony...
TONY O'Neill, Anglo American's technical director and long-time colleague of former CEO, Mark Cutifani has announced his retirement, effective from December.
O'Neill's departure signals the...
Tharisa to post up to 9% lift in headline share earnings...
CHROME and platinum group metal (PGM) miner Tharisa said basic share earnings for the 12 months ended September 30 would be between 41% and...
State wants stricter ‘use it or lose it’ enforcement in plan...
THE Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) should stand much firmer on the "use it or lose it" principle where mining rights are...
Kenmare lowers ilmenite guidance as Mozambique power supply falters
MOZAMBIQUE mineral sands miner Kenmare Resources lowered its ilmenite forecast for 2022 and raised costs owing to power outages in the fourth quarter.
Ilmenite production...
New Technology Aims to Stop An Old Danger in South Africa’s...
November 25, 2022 by Ed Stoddard
Thabang Ditibane spread his arms wide to describe the size of the stone that killed a fellow South African...
Arrest of Eskom truck driver hints at criminal grip over SA’s...
THE arrest of a coal truck driver highlights the extent of problems Eskom faces as it seeks to stem corruption it says is costing...
DRC puts mining deal with China under review as targets windfall...
THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeking additional investment in infrastructure from China in terms of a review it is conducting with a...
RBM takes dispute over community trust governance to court after negotiations...
RICHARDS Bay Minerals (RBM) is to take a long-standing dispute over the governance of community trusts it helped create to South Africa's High Court after...