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‘There Is Always Something New Out Of Africa’
That is what Pliny the Elder, Rome’s famous statesman, military commander, philosopher and writer would say about Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe’s latest thunderbolt to hit South Africa’s mining industry.
Grundfos Targets Mining Sector
Pump manufacturer Grundfos has established a sustainable intelligence hub.
Water Crisis
But SA moves at a snail’s pace.
South Deep Mine Set To Retrench 1100 Employees
The mining sector continues to shed jobs at an alarming rate with the latest announcement from JSE-listed gold producer, Gold Fields indicating its restructuring process at its South Deep operation, expected to see 1100 permanent employees laid off.
Facing Up To A Shifting Future
Though changes have been made to the contentious Mining Charter, the new version will still have a significant impact on how mining engineers and consultants do their jobs.
Voorspoed Prepare For Closure
Diamond miner, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) has announced that it is proceeding with closure and rehabilitation of Voorspoed mine in the Free State.
AngloGold Ashanti Appoints Kelvin Dushnisky As Its New CEO
Gold miner, AngloGold Ashanti recently appointed Kelvin Dushnisky as its new CEO and executive director on its board.
De Beers Relocates 200 Elephants From SA To Mozambique
In a bid to transport 200 elephants across 1,500km from its Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve (VLNR) in South Africa to Mozambique, diamond miner, De Beers Group has partnered with Peace Parks Foundation.
Amplat Acquires 39% Stake In Glencore’s Mototolo Project
JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Rustenburg Platinum Mines together with Glencore recently purchased 39% interest in the Mototolo joint venture (Mototolo JV).
Digging Deep
Chances that recently listed Mako Gold’s flagship project, Napié, in Ivory Coast will be ready for development in five years’ time are good, MD Peter Ledwidge tells SA Mining.
Platinum: That Barbarous Relic
John Maynard Keynes, the renowned British economist of the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s who made a fortune off South African gold shares in 1933 when Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard, never minced words.
VZI’s Gamsberg Project Undergoes Commissioning
Vedanta Zinc International (VZI), a subsidiary of LSE-listed Vedanta Resources, is on track with progress on its Gamsberg project at black mountain mining in Northern Cape, South Africa.
Amplat Sells Stake In Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum
PGM producer, Anglo American Platinum (Amplat), has accepted Royal Bafokeng Platinum’s (RBPlat) offer to sell its 33% stake in Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum.
AngloGold Ashanti Receives Obuasi Environmental Permits
Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has received environmental permits for the Obuasi Gold Mine from Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency which the company says, is another important milestone paving the way for the redevelopment of the large, high-grade ore body.
Funding Fiasco: Junior Miners In A Jam
Junior miners struggle to access funding for project development.
CMA Clears Proposed Lonmin Transaction
Precious metals producers, Sibanye-Stillwater and Lonmin, have received clearance of the proposed unconditional acquisition, announced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Minerals Council Challenges Aspects Of DMR’s 2018 Mining Charter
“Minerals Council only supports a 30% black ownership target on new mining rights, with shares allocated for communities, organised labour and black entrepreneurs,” the council said in a statement.
A Sector In Crisis?
PGMs in an autocatalytic conundrum.
Renewables On The Rise
Africa’s energy agenda in the spotlight.
Tin Talk
Projected deficit from 2018.
