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...
Chamber’s search for ‘the good’ may be a one-way conversation
SPEAKING in October 2016 at the opening of the Joburg Indaba, a conference, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO, Neal Froneman, outlined plans for a new approach by...
Cleaver aims to return De Beers to new mine development
DE BEERS is reviewing its approach to the development of smaller mining projects as the diamond giant considers its future strategy in a situation...
SA mining industry “has lost confidence in Zwane”: Baxter
SOUTH Africa's mining industry had "lost confidence" in its mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, who had backed the re-write of a Mining Charter which was...
ARM is on the acquisition trail and assessing new copper projects
WITH net debt down to around R1bn, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is keen to embark on new merger & acquisition (M&A) activity and first...
Zwane says investors have embraced Mining Charter redraft
EVERY investor with whom South African mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, had met following the publication of the redrafted Mining Charter on June 15 had...