Off The Wires

Eskom’s Koko dubs Exxaro 30% BEE restructure an “insult”

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ESKOM'S Matshela Koko described Exxaro Resources' new black economic empowerment (BEE) structure an "insult", according to BusinessLive which cited a comment made on Twitter...

Rio Tinto not admitted corruption in Guinea, Mozambique

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RIO Tinto had not admitted it was guilty of corruption in respect of investigations currently underway into its past dealings in Guinea and Mozambique. "I...

Cobalt mined by children may be in phones

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Cobalt used in batteries for phones, laptops and electric vehicles might be from mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo that use child labour.

CoM and DMR target out of court charter settlement

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THE Chamber of Mines and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) are negotiating the issue of 'once empowered, always empowered' in an attempt to...

NUM membership falls to 1990s level

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David Sipunzi, National Union of Mineworkers general secretary blamed a decline in its membership on job losses and a failure to process membership forms.

SA mine deaths fall to 73 in 2016 after “government crackdown”

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MINERS killed in South Africa during 2016 fell to a record low of 73 from the previous record of 77 in 2015, said Reuters...

SA cabinet approves mining charter ahead of gazetting: report

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THE South African cabinet approved the draft mining charter on Wednesday (May 24) which is said to include a requirement for a minimum 30%...

Zwane advisor in business with Guptas

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The extent of business links between critical departments in South African president Jacob Zuma's administration and the Gupta family deepened.

Guinea mine collapses, kills 13

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At least 13 artisanal miners have died in Guinea after a mine where they were digging for gold collapsed, the Guinea government said.

DTI’s Rob Davies assisted Zwane in drafting Mining Charter 3

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THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), led by its minister, Rob Davies, was instrumental in assisting mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, in the controversial...