Liberia to pass long-awaited land rights legislation
LIBERIA is to pass land rights legislation that would prevent foreign companies uprooting communities to make way for mining and logging, said Reuters which...
Menar enters into joint venture for former Rio anthracite mine
UNLISTED coal producer, Menar Holdings, is to joint venture the development of the Riversdale Anthracite Colliery (RAC) situated near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal province with...
SA nearing “point of no return”, warns Sibanye-Stillwater’s Froneman
SOUTH Africa would reach "a point of no return" if the government enacted damaging populist policies that destroyed hope of restoring investor confidence, said...
NUM says Eskom plan to reduce staff 7,000 based on outdated...
SOUTH Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) expressed its anger following a decision by Eskom, the country's power utility, to reduce its workforce by...
Lucapa calls for trading halt ahead of August 28 announcement
SHARES in Lucapa Diamond Company have been subject to a trading halt ahead of an announcement scheduled for publication on August 28.
Lucapa announced on...
Mantashe drops MPRDA bombshell saying amendments ought not be passed
SOUTH Africa mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, dropped a bombshell saying the long delayed promulgation of amendments to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act...
Tharisa upbeat on buying 90% stake in Salene Chrome
THARISA, a chrome and platinum group metal producer, said it remained optimistic of reaching an agreement with Leto Settlement regarding the purchase of a...
NUM declares deadline with gold producers as wage talks stumble
WAGE negotiations in South Africa's gold sector were at a deadlock, said Reuters citing a statement by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The NUM...
Eskom testing of Brakfontein coal sample questioned by National Treasury
Miningmx erroneously stated in an earlier version of this article that Koko was responsible for swapping the coal samples. This was incorrect reporting. The...
AMCU’s Mathunjwa threatens fresh wave of platinum strikes
JOSEPH Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) has threatened a fresh round of industrial action following announcements by the...