Implats’ Brown says no exit from Zimbabwe
Impala Platinum CEO, David Brown, said the company has no intention of exiting its
Zimbabwean investments despite intense pressure from the country's indigenisation
minister, Saviour Kasukuwere.
Coking coal, copper markets ‘tight’: Rio
Rio Tinto says the markets for copper and coking coal would remain 'tight' although
it could not rule out continued volatility.
Juniors will struggle to supply iron ore: Rio
Tightened credit lines and labour shortages would make it difficult for junior mining
firms to plug the supply deficit in iron ore said Rio Tinto which added the market
would not be oversupplied any day soon.
Kasukuwere lashes out at talkative Brown
Saviour Kasukuwere, minister for Youth Development, Indigenisation and
Empowerment has said he is 'sick and tired' of Impala CEO David Brown's 'delaying
tactics'.
Implats says strike over, mining to resume March 5
However, not all parts of the Impala Lease Area would return to operation with
the company taking the opportunity to permanently shut sections where
closure was imminent.
Miranda declared ready to start coal mining
Miranda Minerals said it was over its business travails and, with a fresh
balance sheet, was looking forward to producing coal from the KwaZulu-Natal
province.
R300bn nuclear budget “just the beginning”: Peters
The R300bn set aside in finance minister Pravin Gordhan's national budget last week
for nuclear power in South Africa was just a beginning said Dipuo Peters, energy
minister.
CoM lauds Shabangu in rankings success
Bheki Sibiya, CEO of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, said South Africa's much
improved ranking in the Fraser Institute study into political risk was down to the
efforts of mines minister, Susan Shabangu.
Implats warns of job losses, R2bn in lost revenue
Impala Platinum warned of dire consequences flowing from the six-week strike
at its Rustenburg mine, and said the strike was an attempt to destabilise the
company.
Tanzania moves to aid small scale miners
Tanzania's government has allocated just over 100,00 hectares of land to its small
scale mining industry.