AngloGold in dispute with community over proceeds from Klerksdorp rock dump
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti is embroiled in a dispute with people claiming that a gold dump in Klerksdorp was donated to them, a view the company...
Illegal mining on the rise following easing in lockdown regulations, say...
SOUTH African police say there has been a surge in illegal mining since the country eased lockdown regulations, according to a report by EyeWitness...
COVID-19 may hasten localisation of SA mining sector government so cravenly...
LOCALISATION in South Africa's mining sector is a controversial subject. The country's government has increasingly asked for it, making procurement from local firms a...
Squeeze on manganese not a COVID-19 thing, it’s just the nature...
THE ebb and flow in the price of manganese recently, which is important in the manufacture of steel to which it gives hardening properties,...
Pope Francis says COVID-19 will throw spotlight on environment and fossil...
POPE Francis said the drastic reduction in pollution during COVID-19 lockdowns globally ought to lead to greater concern for the environment.
"The lockdown has reduced...
PIC writes to AngloGold requesting information after CEO returns $800,000 bonus
SOUTH Africa's government-owned pension fund, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), said it had written to AngloGold Ashanti asking for details on what action it...
Switzerland’s office of attorney-general opens criminal investigation of Glencore
GLENCORE'S probity will fall under the glare of authorities in its home country after Switzerland's Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) launched a criminal investigation...
COVID-19 set to dampen Zambia tax take for 2020, says Chamber...
ZAMBIA'S struggling finances have been dented further by a decline in mining revenue during the three months to April owing to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Barrick falls victim to fake news report saying it sold Zambia’s...
BARRICK Gold was the victim of fake news on Thursday that said it had sold its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia for $895m in...
Assmang facing R89m lawsuit from Eskom after allegedly failing to make...
ESKOM is suing mining company Assmang for R89m in damages.
The power utility alleges that the company failed to achieve the energy savings at Assmang’s...