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.
Carbon tax from 2013
Government is looking to introduce a carbon tax next year to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Infrastructure key in Gordhan’s budget
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has given Mintek and the Council for Geoscience a
welcome shot in the arm, but the main theme of the budget was continued spending
on infrastructure.
Xstrata sponsors UP engineering faculty
Xstrata is investing R19.5m in the training of engineers at the University of Pretoria, says the company.
Implats says strike to cut April deliveries 50%
Impala Platinum has warned customers that its April platinum deliveries will be down about 50% due to labour problems at its Rustenburg mine.
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.
Beneficiation: All talk, no action
Mines Minister Susan Shabangu is under pressure to ensure her beneficiation policy
not only silences calls to nationalise mines, but also works in favour of securing
President Jacob Zuma a second term.
Lafarge-Anglo JV ‘threatens competition’
A JV between Anglo American and cement maker Lafarge will damage competition in the British market for construction materials, says the Competition Commission.
Brown ‘stunned’ as Kasukuwere stands by demands
Impala Platinum CEO, David Brown, admits being stunned by Zimbabwe
minister Saviour Kasukuwere’s demands that the firm dispose of its shareholding in
Mimosa Platinum.
Wesizwe’
-- FORMER Wesizwe CEO Arthur Mashiatshidi died on Saturday after a short illness, the company announced on Tuesday.
Wesizwe paid tribute to Mashiatshidi, saying...