Minister moots online system for water permits
The Department of Water Affairs is busy setting up an electronic water use licence application system, says Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa.
Fukushima no longer a factor – Uranium One
The consequences of the Fukushima disaster have now substantially been factored into the uranium market, according to Chris Sattler, CEO of Uranium One.
Eskom, Anglo negotiate ‘cost plus’ Kusile deal
A return a cost plus structure is one of the ways Eskom is hoping to help finance
Anglo American's R12bn New Largo coal mine, deemed crucial in supplying the
4,800MW Kusile power station.
First Uranium outlines stark choices
First Uranium has spelled out the possible consequences if shareholders reject the sale of the company’s key assets to AngloGold Ashanti and Gold One International.
Implats in Canadian exploration deal
Canadian junior Northern Shield Resources and Impala Platinum (Implats) have signed an option and joint venture agreement for a northern Quebec-based project.
Sekoko’s Waterberg JV scoops $400m finance deal
The Waterberg coal JV between Sekoko Resources and Firestone Energy is back on track with the introduction of a new shareholder and $400m financing commitment.
Village offered R1bn for Tau Lekoa
UPDATED: Village Main Reef’s shares are on the rise following an announcement that the company has received a R1bn unsolicited offer for Tau Lekoa.
Platinum stockpile ‘halts’ price gains
A stockpile of 4.5m oz of platinum has accumulated in the global market in the past four years and will dampen any liveliness in the price of the metal, says GFMS.
April sees lowest mine casualty figures “ever’
The month of April has seen the lowest number of mining fatalities ever,
according to Mines Minister Susan Shabangu, who says this vindicates her
department’s tough safety stance.
ResGen granted water licence
Resource Generation says it has been granted a water use licence for its proposed Boikarabelo coal mine in the Waterberg-area.