Anglo eyes Mapungubwe’s sacred land
A subsidiary of Anglo American is considering mining coal near the environmentally sensitive Mapungubwe world heritage site in Limpopo.
Gold price a fillip to company forecasts
South Africa's top three gold producers are expected to report strong earnings for the December quarter, boosted by higher output and a rise in the bullion price, a poll shows.
No bias in Sishen rights case, says Nogxina
The department of mineral resources has not been biased in its dealings on the Sishen mining rights, says director general Sandile Nogxina.
Miners fire back at Eskom over coal
Eskom has to reflect on its own deficiencies before blaming the mining industry for its coal quality and supply concerns, says Chamber of Mines CEO Bheki Sibiya.
Rand Uranium back in business
With the uranium price back at $70/lb, Rand Uranium CEO John Munro is sounding confident he will be able to find the funding needed to build a recovery plant near Randfontein.
CRG stares into a watery grave
Central Rand Gold is teetering on the edge as the government stalls on a proposed joint solution to deal with the flood of acid mine drainage rising beneath the Witwatersrand.
Another court setback for Nkwe
The Constitutional Court has dealt a further blow to Nkwe Platinum’s bid to regain some prospecting rights the group lost in an earlier ruling.
Bullish copper may run out of steam
As the metal closes in on $10,000 per tonne, analysts are questioning if there is still room for copper to move.
Indian consortium hunts coal
An Indian coal consortium is looking to acquire overseas coal assets, says a top official at one of the member companies, to meet rising demand for the key raw material in Asia's third-largest economy.
Transnet ‘needs to up its game’
It is essential that Transnet appoints a new CEO, while Eskom has to renegotiate pricing with coal suppliers if the power utility is worried about coal security, says Optimum Coal CEO Mike Teke.