SA starts talks with World Bank over $1bn loan for Eskom,...
SOUTH Africa has opened discussions with the World Bank over a $1bn loan to help upgrade power and logistics infrastructure, said BusinessLive.
The "discussions about...
Nuclear to play a role in SA’s future energy mix –...
NUCLEAR fuel would have a role in South Africa's future energy mix, said News24 citing comments by the country's president Cyril Ramaphosa.
"Our energy is...
Exxaro not cutting jobs but coal sector at risk unless TFR...
EXXARO Resources did not expect to cut coal production despite another poor year of export deliveries by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR).
Nombasa Tsengwa, CEO of...
Eskom plans to delay shutdown of coal-fired power stations
ESKOM wants to delay the shutdown of its coalfired power stations to allow the country some "breathing space" while new generational capacity is being...
Power procurement is a project risk miners dare not get wrong
THE history of the South African mining and energy industries has been tightly intertwined for more than a century and both owe their very...
For a metal with a brushed up reputation, why hasn’t uranium...
WHILE there’s been a correction in metals over the past 12 months, one that’s kept its value is uranium. That’s because the metal is...
Glencore latest to cut coal jobs owing to Transnet’s dismal performance
GLENCORE is to retrench staff at its iMpunzi coal mine in South Africa's Mpumalanga province as logistical woes linked to Transnet depressed exports, said...
Seriti to retrench Klipspruit miners in order to save group –...
COAL miner Seriti Power is considering laying off around 600 employees at its Klipspruit colliery in South Africa's Mpumalanga province or face imperilling the...
Thungela to appeal water use licence decision for 2.4Mt/y coal project
THUNGELA Resources is to appeal a decision by a tribunal which declined a water use application for Palmietkuilen, a proposed 2.4 million ton a...
Through self-help SA’s miners have pared the power crisis
THE mood wasn’t exactly celebratory, but Impala Platinum (Implats) spoke for South Africa’s mining industry when it acknowledged last week that Eskom-sponsored load curtailment...