Malema: Minister must prep mines
Minerals Minister Susan Shabangu has to start preparing the mining sector "psychologically" for nationalisation, says ANC Youth League president Julius Malema.
Transnet to favour junior coal exporters
Transet appears set to allocate greater railage volumes to junior empowerment coal exporters at the expense of the established Richards Bay Coal Terminal members.
Zimbabwe to defy West on diamond sales
Zimbabwe has vowed to defy moves for international monitoring of diamond sales from its disputed Marange fields at a meeting of the global "blood diamond" watchdog, according to state media.
State mulls legal action against Aurora
A department of mineral resources official says it is getting advice on whether criminal charges can be laid against Aurora and Pamodzi Gold's liquidators.
Num rejects 4% wage hike offer
The National Union of Mineworkers has rejected a 4% pay rise offer from gold companies.
Assets of troubled miner for sale
Pamodzi Gold's assets have been put up for sale by its liquidators, according to newspaper advertisements.
MPs pinpoint three acid drainage mines
Parliamentarians examining the environmental threat of acid mine water on the Witwatersrand are focusing their attention on three mines.
Resource plan a ‘grim’ story for coal sector
Coal reserves in the Waterberg, Soutpansberg and Limpopo coal fields will remain largely undeveloped if the state implements the Integrated Resource Plan, says a mining expert.
RBCT again chops coal export target
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal has reduced its 2011 export target for the second time this year, citing railage problems.
State allowed to appeal rights ruling
The state has been granted leave to appeal a high court ruling that some provisions of the minerals act amount to the expropriation of mineral rights.