Chamber in talks with junior miners
The Chamber of Mines has held the first of a series of meetings with junior
mining companies in order to bring about co-operation between the two
groups.
Softening in Section 54 onslaught
Government’s mine safety crackdown appears to have been softened since a
task-team comprising the Department of Mineral Resources, unions and
industry met last month.
First Uranium issues plea over asset sales
First Uranium’s chairman, Peter Surgey, has taken on one of the company’s
most outspoken shareholder critics over the proposed sale of the gold and
uranium miner’s key assets.
Shanduka unfazed by market as Lonmin deal nears
Shanduka Group is edging towards the completion of a feasibility study into
whether to take control of Lonmin’s Limpopo division.
Implats workers return to work, but plan march
Impala Platinum's Lease Area mine in Rustenburg was operating today as workers
returned to work following rival union tensions. However, another march is planned
raising the prospect of further disruption.
Amcu in final push to eclipse Num at Implats
Labour union Amcu has already signed up about 12,000 members at the Rustenburg operations of Impala Platinum, following an intense recruitment campaign.
Trapped miners rescued from Mimosa fire
All 60 miners were delivered safely from Mimosa Platinum Mine where they had
been trapped following an underground fire, the company said.
De Beers searching for six illegal miners
Illegal miners were trapped at the Namaqualand property despite repeated attempts
by the mine authorities to dissuade mine property trespassers.
SepFluor in R2.1bn finance drive
SepFluor has embarked on a fundraising drive to finance the development of its proposed R2.1bn mine and beneficiation plant outside Bronkhorstspruit.
Gold Fields cautious on output & yield promises
Getting to five million ounces annual production is the goal but when, and at what
cost, is not something any sane-minded gold executive is really going to guarantee.