The young Turks of SA’s emerging coal sector
ASKED to clarify the pronunciation of his name, Vuslat Bayoglu responded: "Call me Vusi", normally a short version of a common South African name....
Africa’s ‘miner bashing’ plays to the popular heart
COMMENTING on a decision by the Tanzanian government to blockade gold-bearing concentrate produced from Acacia Mining’s Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi mines earlier this year, Investec...
MPRDA heading for same legal wrangling as Mining Charter
LEGAL experts have warned that amendments to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act – crucial for regulatory certainty in South Africa’s mining industry...
Zero sum game: Why the Mining Charter redraft has no winners
The third revision of the Mining Charter gazetted on June 15 sent shock waves through South Africa’s mining industry. The onerous set of new...