Special Reports

Ramatlhodi grasps nettle on wealth gap

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Ngoako Ramatlhodi, South Africa mines minister, unveiled a number of plans to narrow the wealth gap including special economic zones

Amplats sets about 20-year technology leap

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Anglo American Platinum CEO, Chris Griffith, said urgent modernisation of the industry is required to arrest the effects of mining inflation.

“Nothing to support iron ore” in 2015: Kumba

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Norman Mbazima, CEO of Kumba Iron Ore, was bleak on the prospects for the mineral in 2015 saying the price was unlikely to improve.

Randgold’s Bristow says time to buy is nigh

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Mark Bristow, CEO of Randgold Resources, has made a habit out of M&A caution, but the gold industry is so indebted currently, that the time has come to buy.

Briggs downplays gold consolidation options

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Consolidation in the South African gold industry was not on Harmony Gold CEO, Graham Briggs agenda as it attempts to fix the firm's operational problems.

AMCU gold sector influence rapidly growing

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However, gold company CEOs Graham Briggs and Neal Froneman don't think the union will be strong enough to force a long strike when wage talks roll around.

Amplats’ Unki threatened by Zim 15% levy

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Anglo American Platinum would halt an expansion of its Unki mine in Zimbabwe were the country to proceed with a 15% export levy, the company said.

Adding up the numbers

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As Transnet Freight Rail starts delivering on the early phases of its coal line upgrades, questions remain over the economics of its most ambitious expansion plans.

Lessons from Blyvoor’s demise

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The derelict streets of Blyvooruitzicht, once one of the richest gold mines in the world, serves as a stark reminder of much that needs fixing in SA's mining sector.

West Africa’s iron ore tough to crack

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West Africa's iron ore fields offer vast opportunities to the mining sector, but poor infrastructure and political risk are making it difficult to finance them.