Anglo launches €745m bond with incentives for holders if group fails...
ANGLO American has launched a €745m bond linked to meeting certain sustainability targets and which builds in benefits accruing to bondholders should the UK-listed...
Minerals Council sets up R50m fund for victims of Jagersfontein tailings...
SOUTH Africa's Minerals Council has launched a relief fund aimed at raising R50m for victims of Sunday's tailings dam collapse in which one person...
Africa must stake its claim for share of $160bn a year...
UNLESS there's a doubling in capital expenditure by the world's mining companies, the world has virtually no chance of limiting global warming to 1.5oC...
Mantashe criticises law depriving Govt of jurisdiction over tailings facilities
SOUTH Africa's energy and mines minister Gwede Mantashe criticised a High Court decision in 2009 that meant Government had no jurisdiction over tailings dams...
Minerals Council calls on Govt to consider changes to proposed carbon...
THE Minerals Council South Africa has asked for changes to the South African government's proposed update of its carbon tax including slower implementation and...
SAPS arrests 19 following spate of ferrochrome-in-transit theft in Mpumalanga
NINETEEN people have been arrested by the South African Police Services following a spate of incidents of theft of ferrochrome en route from the...
Illegal mining scourge is tearing through Africa and governments are powerless...
ILLEGAL mining is a huge and growing problem across much of Africa but it seems to be particularly prevalent in South Africa, where it...
Mantashe unveils plans for “specialised police unit” as Govt seeks to...
SOUTH Africa's mines and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said today his government would establish a "specialised police unit" aimed at curbing illegal mining estimated...
The revolving door of Zimbabwe’s mining investment keeps on spinning
ZIMBABWE'S mining sector was delivered a body-blow in June when Russian firm Vi Holding withdrew its support for the long-proposed platinum group metals (PGM)...
After nearly going bust, the future couldn’t look any brighter for...
WHEN three of South Africa's wealthiest families engage in some discreet business dealings, it's perhaps worth taking a second look. In September last year,...