World’s diamond industry momentum beginning to normalise
AFTER a very strong recovery following an industry-wide inventory buildup in 2014-2015, and again after India's demonetisation in late-2016, the diamond industry’s momentum has...
Cyril Ramaphosa must deliver on Mining Charter III opposition
THE mining industry is poised on a knife’s edge with its future largely dependant on what the ANC's newly installed management team does in...
Root causes of Marikana atrocity must be tackled
Instead of trying to protect political careers, it would be better to tackle the root causes of the Marikana atrocity identified in the Farlam Commission's report.
New tripartite alliance needed for SA mining
Industrial companies innovate constantly and assume lower prices will prevail in future. Mining companies used to operate like that. Now they have to again.
Folly in taking mining charter to court
The potential knock-on effects of seeking legal clarity on aspects of the mining charter could result in protracted delays, rejoinders and sector uncertainty.
SA mining cannot keep relying on courts to regulate industry
THE recent judgment in the court case between the Chamber of Mines and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) over the once-empowered, always-empowered principle...
Temptation to draw on retirement leaves mine employees wanting
AS a trustee of one of the country’s major mining retirement funds, and as a trade union official who is often involved in retrenchment...
Zwane licence freeze is not in the national interest, and unlawful
ON 19 July 2017, the South African Minister of Mineral Resources published a notice in the Government Gazette inviting interested parties to make submissions...
Advances in miner indebtedness only the start
Anglo American Platinum has saved and refunded R3m to its workers by properly administrating indebtedness, but it's only the tip of the iceberg.
Mineworker lot can be improved in 2015
TEBA's Graham Herbert sets out some of the initiatives that will improve the lot mineworkers, and why we can be optimistic about the labour market in 2015.