David Attenborough calls for ban on sea-bed mining following study warning...
SIR David Attenborough has urged governments to ban deep sea mining saying it could cause a significant loss of biodiversity and disrupt the ocean's...
SA mining production shows highest monthly increase in two years for...
MINING production in South Africa during January recorded its largest monthly increase in two years rising 7.5% year-on-year, albeit from a downwardly revised 0.1%...
Sasol confirms rights issue discussions as another day of brutal trade...
SASOL, the South African petrochemical group, acknowledged it was considering a rights issue in order to ease pressure on its balance sheet.
Commenting today following...
Implats boss describes AMCU’s under-fire Mathunjwa “extraordinary business partner”
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) CEO, Nico Muller, was the latest platinum group metal (PGM) executive to strike a conciliatory note in respect of Joseph Mathunjwa, president...
Global stocks bloodbath envelops Sasol as group’s liquidity woes mount on...
THE market may force Sasol into a pronouncement regarding its immediate sooner than the South African petrochemical company planned following the first few hours...
Exxaro relinquishes prospecting rights to Waterberg coal, adjusts diversification strategy
EXXARO Resources adjusted its diversification strategy from coal saying it would focus on energy security instead of water and food security and relinquished prospecting...
COVID-19 continues inexorable march as infects people in sub-Saharan Africa
THE COVID-19 virus continued its inexorable march into sub-Saharan Africa whilst South Africa reported six new cases after testing 600 people potentially with the...
Pragmatic questions over value drove Assore to R7.8bn minority buy-out decision
ASSORE had investigated ways it might improve its trading liquidity before deciding the best option was to buy-out minority shareholders, said Kieran Daly, executive...
ARM latest PGM miner to seek mitigation with Amplats following shock...
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) added its name to the platinum group metal (PGM) companies in discussions with Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) regarding the supply...
GEM Diamonds’ Elphick fears COVID-19 might put dampener on diamond tender
PRICES at an upcoming diamond tender might be negatively affected by COVID-19 virus pandemic anxieties and interrupt a much-needed recovery in the market, said GEM...