Exxaro weighing survival as global energy debate rolls on
MXOLISI Mgojo acknowledges the need to put his "own stamp" on Exxaro Resources, the coal, mineral sands, and iron ore company to which he...
NUM calls wage strike at Exxaro’s Grootegeluk, Leeuwpan mines
COAL wage negotiations in South Africa may be taking a turn for the worse after the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) served notice it...
Eskom leadership crisis may damage security of coal supply
THE management crisis at Eskom, whilst deeply troubling if not entertaining, raises the question as to who's around to make the executive decisions, especially...
CER ups ante with new court challenge against coal-fired power
BUOYED by a landmark judgment that halted the construction of a new coal-fired power station in Limpopo earlier this year, the Centre for Environmental...
Power drain: How Eskom is sliding towards bankruptcy
The rosy picture that Eskom’s executives painted recently of the power utility’s financial position could create the impression that reports of hardship were exaggerations,...
“Lucky” Assore churns record profits and doubles its dividend
Assore shares rose 3.8% to reach R274,62 in trading on the JSE today after the release of record results for the year to end-June...
South32 wins legal fight with DMR over mining right extension
YET another mining group – this time diversified major South32 - has been forced to haul the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) into court...
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....
Buffalo Coal skating on thin financial ice
Buffalo Coal (formerly Forbes & Manhattan Coal) sank even deeper into a financial quagmire in the six months to end-June and its continued survival...
Optimum’s stake in the RBCT changes hands again
Gupta-owned Oakbay Resources – which was delisted from the JSE last month – has sold operating subsidiary Tegeta Exploration & Resources (Tegeta) to Swiss-based...