Fault line in carbon tax proposal emerging
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan seems to have softened his approach on the
imminence of a carbon tax as government sets about understanding
contradictory policies on climate change.
Plaudits and doubts for chrome exchange plan
Iraj Abedian’s suggestion for a chrome exchange beats levying exports, but lessons from coal indexing plans provide insights into the problems
of implementation.
Quotas may be fatal misstep for SA coal
Government wants to declare coal a strategic mineral and impose export
quotas, but the private sector thinks energy security must be incentivised, not
legislated.
SA mining: comparisons incomplete
Comparisons between the health of SA’s mining sector and some of the world’s
booming jurisdictions don’t tell the full story of the local industry’s performance.
Shabangu Pt plan is like whistling in the wind
Government’s plan to unify stakeholders in the mining industry in an effort to
save the country’s platinum sector is admirable, but optimistic.
Executive exodus at Royal Bafokeng
Have the wheels come off one of SA’s most successful empowerment groupings?
The departure of CEO Niall Carroll is the first of many to leave RBH.
First Uranium gets it wrong, even in death
More transparency and an admission that years of non-delivery have brought
First Uranium where it is today may offer minorities the persuasion they need
to approve asset sell-off.
No quick end to Num, Amcu enmity
The tussle between the National Union of Mineworkers and the Association of
Mining & Construction Workers will dominate the trade union scene in the
coming months and years.
Anglo must seize moment as Codelco opens door
The departure of Diego Hernandez from Codelco, and the reopening of
discussions is a deliberately fashioned, gilt-edged opportunity to solve the
Minera Sur option dispute.
Dithering the culprit behind AMD storm
Claims DRDGold is guilty of bribery seem wide of the mark in the latest
chapter in resolving Johannesburg's acid mine drainage. The heart of the
controversy is much more prosaic.