Columnists

Mali blindsides Randgold

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It takes a lot to knock the likes of Mark Bristow, CEO of Randgold Resources, off his stride, but the coup d’etat in Mali may give him pause for thought.

Gold One to breathe new life into Grootvlei

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Hopes that Gold One International will be the salvation of Grootvlei are a little wide of the market, but a transaction of a different ilk is still in the offing.

High noon approaches for Great Basin

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Since setting about developing Burnstone mine, Great Basin Gold’s shares in issue have more than doubled, while the share price lost more than 78% in value.

Why Northam erred over Section 54

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Frustrating the Department of Mineral Resources in court over mine safety isn’t going to save more lives in South Africa’s increasingly deeper mining activities.

Mining licences: Who will look after water?

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Everyone agrees a one-stop mining permit shop is the way to go, but the fight to rule that shop has only just begun.

No easy fix for ferrochrome conundrum

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SA’s ferrochrome industry may vanish in the time it will take to enact legislation that can accommodate both players in the raw chrome export market as well as the value-added ferrochrome industry.

Implats no closer to certainty on Zim

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Zimbabwe’s Saviour Kasukuwere called Impala Platinum’s indigenisation offer on Zimplats a "win-win’, but there’s no evidence the South Africans have reason to celebrate.

Implats no closer to certainty on Zim

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Zimbabwe’s Saviour Kasukuwere called Impala Platinum’s indigenisation offer on Zimplats a "win-win’, but there’s no evidence the South Africans have reason to celebrate.

Wesizwe, not lost in translation

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For now, the strategy of Wesizwe Platinum’s Jianke Gao is to improve communication with shareholders and find a means to derisk the company.

Amcu built presence on NUM failures

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The Associated Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) saw its gap when the NUM ignored the effect of departed platinum unionist, Archie Palane.