Add ‘ghost trains’ to Transnet’s house of horrors
TRANSNET, South Africa's government-owned rail and ports company said it was investigating allegations of unscheduled trains which were being run by employees and third...
Potstirrer Mantashe: SA’s mines and energy minister, and master of under-delivery
LAST year marked the end of the South African mining sector’s honeymoon with Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, whose replacement of the scandal-tainted Mosebenzi...
Kenmare to keep up pace of payouts as $225m Nataka project...
KENMARE Resources MD Michael Carvill said the company's future payouts to shareholders would be unaffected by a $225m project aimed at sustaining heavy minerals...
SA mining’s talks with Transnet yet to yield results as export...
JUST who does the Minerals Council and some of its members think they are fooling with comments like "constructive engagement" with Transnet and "willing...
Tesla to launch EV without rare earths in bid to circumvent...
SHARES in rare earth mining companies have taken a hit following comments by electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla that its next drivetrains will use technology...
Exxaro draws blank on M&A plans citing “misalignment with criteria”
EXXARO Resources is being very choosy in its potential merger and acquisition (M&A) activity as it looks to diversify into three key minerals -...
SA mining braced for disruption as EFF’s Monday stayaway looms large
IN a sign of possible disruption to come on Monday, chairperson of the Rural Economic Transformers Allen Nglela interrupted a Government meeting on mine safety by...
SA mining production shrinks for 12th consecutive month as power curtailments...
POWER curtailments implemented by state-owned utility Eskom was mostly behind a 1.9% year-on-year decline in South African mining production in January, said BusinessLive.
Platinum group...
Motsepe’s ARC hands bridging loan to Kropz after phosphate sold below...
PATRICE Motsepe's African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Fund has provided phosphate miner Kropz a R285m bridging facility whilst it improves the quality of product.
Kropz said...
Hot Seat: Transnet’s ‘Iron Lady’, Portia Derby not for turning
"THE iron lady who means business” is how Portia Derby was described in a news article in August 2020, eight months into her tenure as...