Northam CEO ‘conservative’ on Booysendal
Northam Platinum CEO Glyn Lewis has turned conservative on the timing and
funding of Booysendal in response to development delays and the rising risk
profile of the platinum sector.
Exxaro: Transnet on the right track
Exxaro CEO Sipho Nkosi says Government is finally serious about providing the rail
infrastructure that the country’s coal sector badly needs for large-scale expansion.
Nacala port construction to begin
Mozambique's Prime Minister Aires Aly says the country plans to start construction of a coal terminal at the northern port of Nacala in the next few months.
SA improves its ranking in Fraser survey
SA has improved its rating in the authoritative survey prepared by Canada’s Fraser
Institute, even though fears over policy changes and labour militancy have escalated.
BHP to halt Australia manganese facility
BHP Billiton will suspend production at its TEMCO manganese alloy smelter in Tasmania, Australia, by early to mid-March and conduct a review of the business.
DMR approves Petmin’s sale of SamQuarz
Petmin says it has received permission from the Department of Mineral Resources for the sale of the SamQuarz silica mine to Thaba Chueu.
Platinum: Where to from here?
The worst may be over for platinum stocks, but they will probably bump along the
bottom for most of this year. Yet, there may be a means of playing a sector.
SA to decide soon on nuclear, says Peters
South Africa will soon have to make a decision over whether to build the country’s next nuclear power station, says Energy Minister Dipuo Peters.
Carbon tax from 2013
Government is looking to introduce a carbon tax next year to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Pan African sticks to its SA knitting
Pan African Resources CEO Jan Nelson says South Africa is still the best country in
Africa in which to develop and run the kind of mining projects he’s looking for.