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.
New MPRDA ‘won’t spring surprises’
Mines Minister Susan Shabangu says the review of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act will not seek to introduce any major policy shifts.
Eskom’s miner issues
For a person avowedly against entering mining, Eskom’s Brian Dames spends a
lot of time thinking, talking and making decisions regarding the impact of coal
mining on his business.
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.
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.
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.
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.