Different but crucial existential questions posed for SA and world mining...
Roger Baxter, the lanky CEO of the Minerals Council, is an optimistic kind of guy. He stoutly believes, for instance, that South Africa's economic...
Minerals Council urges Govt. to allow private money help re-wire SA’s...
SOUTH Africa's mining industry has called on Government for a mindset overhaul in respect of the country's electricity supply, saying that load-shedding was tantamount...
Base says Toliara is Madagascar’s best new investment as talks on...
BASE Resources was confident it could reach agreement with Malagasy government over new fiscal arrangements for its proposed $500m mineral sands project, Toliara.
It added...
Madagascar lodges bill aimed at hiking royalties, taking stake in mining...
MADAGASCAR plans to increase its royalties on nickel and cobalt to 4% from 2% at present, said Reuters citing a draft mining law.
The law,...
Kenmare’s strengthening grip underlined by $150m balance sheet restructure
KENMARE Resources unveiled a balance sheet restructuring today in which it replaced short-term project debt with corporate facilities totalling $150m.
The company said the restructure...
SA mining sector restarts operations as Eskom gradually eases power restrictions
SOME of South Africa's mining companies returned to operations today and last night after power utility, Eskom, relaxed rotational load-shedding.
Harmony Gold said it had...
SA mining at standstill after Minerals Council heeds Eskom call to...
ESKOM last night asked the Minerals Council South Africa to call on its members to stop power intensive mining activities in order to stabilise...
SA Govt. accuses Minerals Council of “self praise” on Mining Charter...
THE evidence supplied by communities was that South Africa's mining industry was not effectively complying with the Mining Charter, said BusinessLive citing the comments...
Minerals Council salutes rescue effort at Tau Lekoa as NUM claims...
THE South African mining sector's safety record took a blow on December 6 after four mineworkers lost their lives after becoming trapped by a...
Weight of fraud inquiries to hang on Glencore shares in 2020,...
GLENCORE'S share price was expected to underperform its peer group for the foreseeable future, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Cazenove.
This...