Implats questions beneficiation plans
Impala Platinum questioned the meaning of beneficiation as contained in proposed amendments to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act.
AMCU rejects gold producers’ ‘final offer’
The Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union rejected the 'final wage offer' tabled last week by South Arican gold producers.
Glencore’s Mutunda buys Gecamines concession
The Congo's Gecamines had sold a mining concession to Glencore's Mutanda, but did not comply with a government decree to announce the transaction.
Glencore settles annual Japan coal contract
Glencore and Tohoku Electric Power Company have agreed a coal price of $67,80 per tonne of coal exported from Australia.
Record for Eastplats’ Crocodile River
Eastern Platinum has reported record production figures for its Crocodile River Mine in the September quarter.
Buildmax confident coal prices will recover
Buildmax, the Johannesburg-listed mining contractor, said its performance would improve on the back of better coal prices globally.
Stick to firm policies: Major
South Africa may not see another deep level mining investment if the government persists with using mining as a political tool.
Eskom’s Thuthuka not out of the woods
Some 1,000MW were lost when two units at Thuthuka power station went down and there are fears the technical problems have not been fully resolved.
Eskom returns Koeberg 1 to action
Unit one of Eskom's Koeberg Power Station was returned back to normal service on June 2, returning 900MW to the national grid.
Rio’s Walsh sanguine on China growth fears
Sam Walsh, CEO of Rio Tinto, declared himself unconcerned at reports that China would fail to achieve 7% economic growth this year.