Zambia to pass new law handing greater procurement to local companies
THE Zambian government's interventionist approach to its mining sector was on display after the country's mines minister, Richard Musukwa, was quoted by Reuters as having...
Glencore urges Congo forces to “exercise restraint” in shutting down illegal...
GLENCORE has asked the security forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to "exercise restraint" as it starts the delicate process of shutting down...
Vedanta aims to take Zambian legal battle to the South African...
VEDANTA Resources has sought to move its legal battle with the Zambian government to the South African courts.
The company said in an announcement that...
SA unlikely to see new mines whilst Mining Charter III stays...
IF the third version of the Mining Charter is as investor-friendly as mines and energy minister, Gwede Mantashe, claims it is, where is the...
Ironveld seeking buyer for SA vanadium, iron, titanium resource
IRONVELD, an exploration and development company listed in London, has announced plans to sell its South African mining rights which consist of 1.4 billion...
Afrimat pulls plug on R2.15bn takeover of Universal Coal citing cost...
AFRIMAT, the Johannesburg-listed industrial minerals company, has pulled the plug on a proposed takeover bid for Universal Coal citing the expense of the exercise.
This...
Tension rises at Glencore’s KCC mine as artisanal miners refuse to...
THE atmosphere at Glencore's Kamoto Copper Mines (KCC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was tense after artisanal miners defied a government army...
Greenpeace calls for immediate moratorium on deep sea mining
GREENPEACE has called for an immediate moratorium on all deep-sea mining for fear of severe and irreversible harm it may do to the oceans,...
Exxaro capital discipline lauded for passing up bid for South32 coal...
UNCONFIRMED reports suggest Exxaro Resources has ruled itself out of bidding for the South African Energy Coal (SAEC) business of South32, the Perth-headquartered company...
Unions remain sceptical as SA Govt. plans to unplug Eskom from...
What we know about Eskom, amid the endless murk, is that the existential inquiry needs to be replaced by drastic action, writes CHARLOTTE MATHEWS.
Drastic...