South Africa weighing ban on scrap metal exports to curb infrastructure...
PRAVIN Gordhan, South Africa's minister of public enterprises, said the export of scrap metal ought to be halted for a period in order to...
Sibanye-Stillwater says mining sector must compenstate for SA Government weaknesses
NEAL Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, said it was critical that South Africa's private sector increased efforts to support communities living near its mines as...
Minerals Council SA questions “quality” of Government’s minerals exploration masterplan
THE Minerals Council South Africa questioned the government's exploration strategy document published earlier this week saying it contained changes to an earlier draft that...
SA Govt calls on mining firms for partnerships as targets $900m...
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources & Energy (DMRE) today published a five year exploration strategy of how it intends to achieve previously stated...
Women don’t feel safe underground in SA mines. – Amplats’ Viljoen
WOMEN don't feel safe working underground in South African mines, said Bloomberg News reporting the comments of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) CEO, Natascha Viljoen.
Speaking at...
Mantashe abandons promises on SA’s new minerals cadastre saying it’s “a...
THE fact that South Africa still did not have a suitable mining cadastral system in operation a year after he had given his department...
Sanctions not expected to extend to Russian PGM exports, says SFA...
EXPORTS of platinum group metals (PGM) from Russia have not been blocked by international sanctions so far and are not expected to be affected...
Zimbabwe mining sector facing $10bn funding shortfall in next five years
ZIMBABWE'S mining sector faced a funding shortfall of $10bn over the next five years, said Bloomberg News citing estimates by the country's Chamber of...
Anglo’s outgoing CEO Mark Cutifani won’t rule out working for a...
MARK Cutifani, the outgoing CEO of Anglo American, said he would not discount working one day for a rival of the UK group as...
Minerals Council SA bids adieu to central Johannesburg
THE Minerals Council South Africa has bid farewell to central Johannesburg.
The 132-year old institution, known formerly as the Chamber of Mines, relocated its headquarters...