Lonmin may buy revenue – and time – in asset sale...
LONMIN states in its announcement on August 7 that proposals to sell the rights to some 500,000 ounces of platinum group metal (PGM) processing...
Mantashe to clarify Govt. approach to Mining Charter talks
ONE of the reasons why the Chamber of Mines decided to postpone its High Court hearing into Mining Charter 3 and enter into discussions...
Why the Chamber’s deal with Zwane is a strategic masterstroke
THERE'S more than meets the eye to the Chamber of Mines' decision not to interdict the redrafted Mining Charter. This is according to market...
Zimbabwe’s handsome talk is still just talk in want of action
THE chit-chat around the water cooler at a recent conference about Zimbabwe mining – called the Harare Indaba – was on the sceptical side.
Involving...
Does Agarwal have a masterplan for Anglo? Probably not
ANIL Agarwal, executive chairman of the UK-listed diversified mining group Vedanta, admits having a poor grasp of English, but he's a dab hand at...
Analysts would prefer AngloGold divorce from SA, but is that wise?
THE purchase of the Moab Khotsong gold mine in South Africa's Vaal region for about R4bn is primarily a Harmony Gold story, but attention...
US risked Chinese battery monopoly had Gertler dispute escalated
GLENCORE'S workaround the US sanctions placed on Dan Gertler, the Congo's mining tycoon, was a remarkable piece of pragmatism on behalf of the Swiss...
South32’s ‘smile and wave’ moment a fresh blow to SA
* Article adjusted to acknowledge that South32's bid for Metropolitan was for metallurgical coal, not thermal coal which is the focus of environmental concern.
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Historic moment or political flotsam: how might the High Court rule?
IS it possible that given the nature of South African politics, the Chamber of Mines' application for a declaratory order from the High Court regarding...
Mining Charter is but one proxy battle in ANC schism
COMMENTING in an opinion piece on May 12, I suggested the Mining Charter would not see "light of day" in 2017 owing to the...