Implats hatches plan to ease union hostilities
Impala Platinum wants Amcu and the NUM to arrive at a solution whereby the
two unions share recognition at the company’s Lease Area mine rather than
adopt a "winner takes all’ approach.
New twist in First Uranium asset sale
Minority shareholders vow to fight on as First Uranium’s board rejects an
alternative arrangement on the sale of Ezulwini and Mine Waste Solutions.
Trans Hex tying up loose ends in Namaqua deal
Diamond producer Trans Hex says it is still busy tying up some aspects of its proposed acquisition of De Beers' Namaqualand mines.
Fears over coal’s food security threat
Coal mining in Mpumalanga is putting food security under threat as a large
portion of the province’s surface area may be turned into wasteland, say
environmentalists.
Zimplats fears for its credit-worthiness
Zimplats fears its ability to raise loan finance will be jeopardised if it is forced
to localise all its offshore accounts to Zimbabwe.
Gigaba pours cold water on Alexkor aspirations
State-owned diamond miner Alexkor will not be acquiring new assets outside
South Africa, says Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba.
DRDGold wants AMD claims clarified
DRDGold says Johnny de Lange’s claims in parliament, that the company
should "pay for every damn thing' regarding acid mine drainage, needs "a
public response'.
Chamber in talks with junior miners
The Chamber of Mines has held the first of a series of meetings with junior
mining companies in order to bring about co-operation between the two
groups.
Watchdog approves DRDGold’s Blyvoor sale
The Competion Commission has given the go-ahead for the sale of DRDGold's Blyvooruitzicht mine to Village Main Reef.
New MPRDA ‘won’t spring surprises’
Mines Minister Susan Shabangu says the review of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act will not seek to introduce any major policy shifts.