Implats’ unveils restructure as low platinum price the “new normal”
NICO Muller, Impala Platinum (Implats) CEO since April, rang in the changes amid "a new pricing environment" for platinum unveiling plans to restructure both...
Zwane agrees to withhold Charter as Chamber drops interdict
SOUTH Africa's Chamber of Mines will not proceed with an interdict of the redrafted Mining Charter after the mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, agreed in...
NUM calls wage strike at Exxaro’s Grootegeluk, Leeuwpan mines
COAL wage negotiations in South Africa may be taking a turn for the worse after the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) served notice it...
Venkat optimism dimmed as AngloGold SA mines face “the inevitable”
TWO years ago – when interviewed for the 2015 Miningmx yearbook – AngloGold Ashanti CEO Srinivasan 'Venkat' Venkatakrishnan hit all the right optimistic notes...
Master Drilling targets open cast drilling in S. America deal
MASTER Drilling expected to conclude an acquisition before the end of its current financial year that will open up the open-cast mine drilling market...
Moody’s predicts gold mines will close if Charter crisis persists
THE writing is on the wall for some of South Africa's gold and platinum mines, according to a report by ratings agency, Moody's, which...
SepFluor bets R1.7bn on notoriously difficult fluorspar
"WHAT have these guys been smoking and where can I get some?" has been the default reaction to the news that Sephaku Fluoride (SepFluor)...
Eskom leadership crisis may damage security of coal supply
THE management crisis at Eskom, whilst deeply troubling if not entertaining, raises the question as to who's around to make the executive decisions, especially...
CER ups ante with new court challenge against coal-fired power
BUOYED by a landmark judgment that halted the construction of a new coal-fired power station in Limpopo earlier this year, the Centre for Environmental...
Petra suspends Williamson following Tanzania Govt. seizure
SHARES in Petra Diamonds were under pressure following an announcement it had suspended production at its Williamson mine in Tanzania after government authorities seized...