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.
Impala braced as Rustenburg unions raise ante
Two incidents at Impala's Rustenburg mine is a timely reminder that the growing
influence of Amcu will result in more difficult labour relations at the mine.
Gold’s return inevitable despite May sell-off
There's been a surprising sell-off in gold this month, notwithstanding the
prospect of Greece's departure from the Eurozone. Analysts, however, think the
metal will reassert itself in June.
Miners ponder capital spend as distress mounts
It looks like BHP Billiton has called for a rethink on capital spend, at least
temporarily, saying it cannot risk its credit rating or yield amid a China
slowdown, and distress in the Eurozone.
Briggs nails colours to “this animal Wafi-Golpu”
Harmony Gold's Graham Briggs says the firm's Wafi-Golpu Papua New Guinea asset
will remain open while the world's gold mines close.