Implats’ Brown says no exit from Zimbabwe
Impala Platinum CEO, David Brown, said the company has no intention of exiting its
Zimbabwean investments despite intense pressure from the country's indigenisation
minister, Saviour Kasukuwere.
Miranda declared ready to start coal mining
Miranda Minerals said it was over its business travails and, with a fresh
balance sheet, was looking forward to producing coal from the KwaZulu-Natal
province.
R300bn nuclear budget “just the beginning”: Peters
The R300bn set aside in finance minister Pravin Gordhan's national budget last week
for nuclear power in South Africa was just a beginning said Dipuo Peters, energy
minister.
Juniors will struggle to supply iron ore: Rio
Tightened credit lines and labour shortages would make it difficult for junior mining
firms to plug the supply deficit in iron ore said Rio Tinto which added the market
would not be oversupplied any day soon.
Kasukuwere lashes out at talkative Brown
Saviour Kasukuwere, minister for Youth Development, Indigenisation and
Empowerment has said he is 'sick and tired' of Impala CEO David Brown's 'delaying
tactics'.
CoM lauds Shabangu in rankings success
Bheki Sibiya, CEO of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, said South Africa's much
improved ranking in the Fraser Institute study into political risk was down to the
efforts of mines minister, Susan Shabangu.
Implats says strike over, mining to resume March 5
However, not all parts of the Impala Lease Area would return to operation with
the company taking the opportunity to permanently shut sections where
closure was imminent.
Petra lifts SA mines stakes in R132m deal
Petra Diamonds earmarks 2.2 million carats in diamond production for this year
and says it has lifted its interest in seven of its South African mines.
RB Plats may not tap market for R1.7bn
Royal Bafokeng Platinum says project savings and capital raised from its initial
public offering might mean shareholders won’t have to pitch in to fund the
R11.8bn Styldrift project.
Tanzania moves to aid small scale miners
Tanzania's government has allocated just over 100,00 hectares of land to its small
scale mining industry.