Transnet to name new executive appointments by month-end
TRANSNET was expected to finalise the appointment of a new permanent CEO and someone to head its largest division, Transnet Freight Rail by the...
Glencore skips top-up dividend as focus falls on coal demerger
GLENCORE will skip the 'top up' dividend this year telling shareholders its focus was on concluding the previously announced $6.93bn cash takeover of Elk...
SA mining fears Govt’s new cadastre is no quick fix
IN January, South Africa’s department of mineral resources & energy (DMRE) finally unveiled its preferred technology provider for a new minerals cadastre. The cadastre,...
Anglo facing ‘uphill battle on the trust front’, says bank
ANGLO American had an uphill task in winning back the trust of investors, according to analysts at Bank of America.
Commenting in a report on...
Miners in Sahel coup crisis turn to ‘back channel engagements’
THE rolling coups in the Sahel region in Africa expose mining companies operating there to numerous risks which requires 'back-channel engagements' with the new...
Africa warned against imposing export bans on minerals
AFRICA has been warned to steer clear of export bans on undeveloped minerals until infrastructural deficits are tackled.
Benedikt Sobotka of Kazakh miner Eurasian Resources...
How the science of carbon capture aids just transition
Close to a quarter of a million workers are employed in the coal industry, hence any discontinuation of this fossil fuel cannot be spoken of without considering the socio-economic impact.
Anglo CEO says criticism over Woodsmith “completely logical”
ANGLO American CEO Duncan Wanblad said it was "completely logical" for investors to be concerned about the impact of the group's $4.8bn Woodsmith fertiliser...
Exploration sector “feels it” when sovereign risk rears head
REGULATORS and governments should take note: public perceptions count, and investors vote with their feet and cheque books.
Errol Smart, CEO of Orion Minerals, and...
RBM murders linked to “control of procurement”, says MD
THE assassinations of two top executives at titanium producer Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) were linked to "control of procurement issues" and not money due...