Coal resurgence gives SA junior miners R34bn boost
IN 2022, junior mining in South Africa generated R88bn's worth of revenue, up from R54bn in 2018, according to a study by the Minerals...
B2Gold CEO says firm is close to next deal after targeting...
TORONTO-listed B2Gold is looking for new takeover targets and expects to do a deal fairly soon, said the firm's CEO Clive Johnson
"There’s lot of opportunities...
Mantashe to stay as mines minister? Ramaphosa banter suggests solid support
IN the week where president Cyril Ramphosa is expected to reshuffle his cabinet, his mines minister made sure he was aware of his gravitas...
Wanblad says Anglo must “stick to the plan” after year of...
ANGLO American CEO Duncan Wanblad said he was hoping for an improved operational performance in 2023 in which the group could "stick to the...
Bristow resists M&A saying Newmont deal “puzzling” and Gold Fields’ tilt...
BARRICK Gold CEO Mark Bristow says he wants to grow his group but he is targetting sustainably profitable growth and his priority is to...
High potential safety incidents on SA mining’s radar as mines start...
THE big focus for the South African mining industry in 2023, as it aims to improve on a year of record-low fatalities in 2022,...
Minerals Council seeks to reconcile members around single climate change approach
THE Minerals Council South Africa has published its position paper on climate change that reconciles apparently irreconciliable positions among its members, who are both...
No evidence of “stampede” for renewable power, says Mantashe of mining...
SOUTH Africa's minerals and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said there had been little evidence of companies adding new power to the national grid despite...
Baxter says he’s not ‘gatvol’ with SA as country’s miners head...
MINERALS Council CEO Roger Baxter – who will step down in April this year – says he is leaving because it's time for him...
Head in sand moment for Mantashe who uses coal as evidence...
SOUTH Africa mines and energy minister Gwede Mantashe denied assertions that there has been a decline in investment in the South African mining sector.
"When...