Power procurement is a project risk miners dare not get wrong
THE history of the South African mining and energy industries has been tightly intertwined for more than a century and both owe their very...
Another nail in JSE’s flailing mining sector as RBPlat bids farewell
THE South African mining story of the year has surely been the epic tussle between Implats and Northam for RBPlats. It is all over...
Why SA’s mining law grants special privileges to China
I READ with interest, a comment by the Chinese delegation to BRICS, that South African Government procurement processes and BEE, are seen as an...
Why renewable energy and mining project capital allocation are odd bedfellows
WHERE does renewable energy investment fit in to mining company capital allocation? And do global mining investors really want exposure to long-life, low-return energy...
Three fold value lift in mining shares puts the lie to...
ARE mining companies still deriving benefit from a JSE listing? I suggest a resounding yes, regardless that there have been a number of companies...
How long before Gold Fields follows AngloGold to New York?
THE shift of AngloGold Ashanti shares to a primary New York listing was always going to attract negative headlines for South Africa, but it's a...
SA mining’s talks with Transnet yet to yield results as export...
JUST who does the Minerals Council and some of its members think they are fooling with comments like "constructive engagement" with Transnet and "willing...
Why can’t SA take leaf out of Zambia’s reform book?
ZAMBIA is on the up. You can see it when you drive from the Kenneth Kaunda Airport, a stark and overpriced reminder of the...
PIC may have given Implats an open invitation to bid higher...
IS the battle for control of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) heading for a draw? That's one interpretation given that the firm's largest single shareholder,...
SA Govt’s artisanal mining policy is sheer fantasy. Start by stopping...
AFTER a not so successful campaign by the ANC during the Municipal Elections in 2021, the political appeasement and vote garnering machine kicked into...