South32 wins legal fight with DMR over mining right extension
YET another mining group – this time diversified major South32 - has been forced to haul the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) into court...
Death of third mineworker confirmed at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine
A third mineworker trapped underground after a seismic event at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville on Friday morning has been brought to surface but,...
Northam claims lowest cost position in SA platinum sector
Northam Platinum shares rose more than 4% to around R45.75 in trading on the JSE today after the release of annual results showing a...
The young Turks of SA’s emerging coal sector
ASKED to clarify the pronunciation of his name, Vuslat Bayoglu responded: "Call me Vusi", normally a short version of a common South African name....
Chrome producer Tharisa signs five year Chinese supply deal
Chrome producer Tharisa has struck a five year deal to supply Chinese steel group Tisco (Taiyuan Iron & Steel Group Company) with about 25%...
South 32 shoots the lights out as SA aluminium booms again
South 32 churned free cash flow and profits during the year to end-June as the group benefitted from the global recovery underway in demand...
Buffalo Coal skating on thin financial ice
Buffalo Coal (formerly Forbes & Manhattan Coal) sank even deeper into a financial quagmire in the six months to end-June and its continued survival...
Optimum’s stake in the RBCT changes hands again
Gupta-owned Oakbay Resources – which was delisted from the JSE last month – has sold operating subsidiary Tegeta Exploration & Resources (Tegeta) to Swiss-based...
Africa’s ‘miner bashing’ plays to the popular heart
COMMENTING on a decision by the Tanzanian government to blockade gold-bearing concentrate produced from Acacia Mining’s Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi mines earlier this year, Investec...
MPRDA heading for same legal wrangling as Mining Charter
LEGAL experts have warned that amendments to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act – crucial for regulatory certainty in South Africa’s mining industry...