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DESPITE the steady, albeit gradual, improvement currently occurring in many sectors of the global commodities markets, the South African economy risks missing out on...

IT has often been said that there are two incompatible animals when it comes to mining – engineers and environmentalists. But is that true...

Good morning friends, colleagues and members of the press. There are very few among us in this room who would dispute that South Africa is...

AMONG the bland assertions often made about what is needed to achieve success in the mining industry are that much depends on corporate size,...

I am frequently asked why our parent company, Vedanta, has been so particularly active in expanding its interests in zinc, one of the four...

WORKERS' Day, May 1 or May Day, (celebrated today, May 2) provides us all with a time to reflect. To reflect not just on...

THERE has been no shortage of challenge and controversy in the African mining industry in 2015. A few have viewed it as a unique...

It's a well established fact that well run companies with good orebodies and that can budget sensibly will reap the rewards when the market returns to health.

The mood at the Mining Indaba was relatively sombre because these are hard times for miners. Yet through the gloom, there are moments of commonality.

The world needs a uniform emissions standard, such as Euro 6, so that developing nations have access to the clean air enjoyed in Davos.