United we stand (or fall): In a sign of weakness, SA’s...
UNIONS in South Africa's mining sector have never been so united. Tellingly, this may be a sign of weakness in the wider labour movement:...
A broader approach needed to make mining safer for women
ALMOST all women in the mining sector, anywhere in the world, will have a bad story to tell. At its worst it might be...
Kropz takes on more debt as Elandsfontein hits mining ...
Phosphate developer Kropz has run into mining problems which will further delay the ramp-up of operations at its Elandsfontein phosphate mine in the Western...
Ten years after the Marikana atrocity, social pressures are building dangerously
A REPORT produced by South Africa's auditor-general, Tsakani Maluleke, in June painted a bleak picture of local government performance. Only 16% of the country's...
SA’s major coal exporters yet to sign new rail terms with...
GLENCORE said it hadn't yet signed a contract addendum with Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) for coal exports on the rail line to Richards Bay...
Glencore boosts annual payout to $8.5bn driven by “dislocation” in energy...
GLENCORE today unveiled a payout of $8.5bn for its 2022 financial year comprising a special $4.5bn 'top-up' dividend including a new share buy-back programme...
Potash to correct but long-term prices add up for Kore’s $1.83bn...
KORE CEO Brad Sampson believes the current potash price is unsustainable as it was "crippling" for farmers but he believes the market will remain...
South Africa accounts for half of mine deaths among ICMM members...
THE International Council on Mining & Metals' (ICMM's) Safety Performance Report for 2021 doesn't make pleasant reading for South Africa's mining sector with about...
Anglo’s Wanblad fears SA yet to fully count the cost of...
ANGLO American CEO, Duncan Wanblad said South Africa had not fully recognised the scale and cost of the problems at Transnet, the freight and logistics...
Glencore reports lock up of working capital as commodity markets surge...
GLENCORE is expected to report its best ever trading profits following six months in which commodity prices surged but were also volatile.
The company in...