AngloGold’s Dushnisky marks presence in absentia, but questions abound
KELVIN Dushnisky is expected to formally make his first public appearance as CEO of AngloGold Ashanti later this month at the Denver Gold Show,...
South Deep, a story of the big mine that couldn’t
THERE is a story told of how Barrick executives were seen at the 2006 Denver Gold Conference conducting 'running high fives' having earlier in...
Add women in mining to agenda of DMR’s Safety Summit next...
THE safety of women working in mining - especially underground mines - ought to be added to the list of important items to discuss...
Govt. must heed lesson of Implats restructure as Charter talks toil
AFTER years resisting restructuring its cash-hungry Rustenburg shafts, Impala Platinum (Implats), under the guidance of CEO, Nico Muller, has resolved there's no time like...
Anglo’s ‘balance’ argument on returns informed by project pipeline
INVESTORSÂ were a little sniffy about Anglo American's reticence to go over and above its stated dividend policy of paying out 40% of earnings.
The frustration...
What Eskom can do to give momentum to its reinvention
THERE is a bit of impatience about regarding the pace at which South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is working to restore the country's economic...
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...
Mining Charter talks to enter last – and most perilous –...
DETAILS of South Africa's new Mining Charter negotiations are starting to emerge, the latest being those disclosed by the country's deputy mines minister, Godfrey...
Mantashe hopes history will repeat itself, but Lonmin may collapse first
SOUTH African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, said the country's platinum sector was where gold companies found themselves between 1999 to 2002. The price of...
SA mining needs fresh ideas to counter scourge of fatalities
IF Sibanye-Stillwater discovers management at its Driefontein operation was negligent in not evacuating employees out of a seismic-hit mining area, it must surely take action....