Van Rooyen acting for Zwane is normal says DMR
SOUTH Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) confirmed Des van Rooyen had been nominated acting mines minister whilst incumbent Mosebenzi Zwane attended to business...
Mining charter to toll 1% revenue ‘tax’ for communities
ONE new aspect of the mining charter, due to be published in Parliament next month, is a 1% levy on revenue over two years...
SA mining charter talks “flawed” and “limited”: Chamber of Mines
DISCUSSIONS regarding a fresh version of South Africa's mining charter were "flawed" and failed to absorb industry concerns, said Roger Baxter, CEO of the...
Ambitious 81mt/year export coal target iced by Transnet
TRANSNET’S plans to boost export coal deliveries to 81 million tonnes a year (mtpa) has been quietly shelved.
CEO, Siyabonga Gama, told Miningmx on the...
Misfortune, mishap forces DiamondCorp into business rescue
DIAMONDCORP'S Lace diamond mine would be placed in business rescue after misfortune heaped upon mishap had made it impossible for the project to reach...
Tegeta can’t unilaterally end coal supply contracts, says Eskom
IT was unlikely that Tegeta Exploration and Resources (Tegeta) would be able to cancel domestic coal supply contracts with Eskom, said the South African...
Eastplats deepens loss after spending R31m in legacy issues
EASTERN Platinum (Eastplats), a Canadian company now under the control of Chinese investment firm, Ka An Development Company (Ka An), said it had spent...
RBPlat’s Phiri adds voice to Section 54 stoppage scourge
AFTER years of playing nicely, South Africa’s mining sector has come out strongly against state capture and other forms of corruption in the country,...
Download the Labour Court judgement regarding AngloGold
SOUTH Africa's Labour Court handed down an important decision last month when it granted AngloGold Ashanti an interdict of a Section 54 work stoppage...
Lonmin to cut output up to 12% as “over-supply was a...
LONMIN has reduced its platinum sales target by as much as 12% to 650,000 ounces for its 2017 financial year in order to cut...