Minerals Department to inspect Samancor tailings spill
MINES Minister Gwede Mantashe is expected at Samancor Chrome’s Dikwena operation near Brits on Monday after a tailings storage facility failure last week sent sludge spilling…
Exxaro calls time on unsustainable Leeuwpan Colliery
A FORMAL Section 189 consultation has been launched with the relevant trade unions at Exxaro’s lossmaking Leeuwpan Colliery, which has become unsustainable in its current form,…
Harmony fosters inclusive development in North West province
IN a continued effort to foster inclusive development, Beyers Nel, Group CEO of Harmony, recently met with the Premier of the North West Province in Mahikeng. This strategic…
SA has this one, final chance to win back mining investors
O nce the flywheel of South Africa’s economy, the mining sector is now in decline. Investor flight, regulatory chaos, and policy failures are driving capital elsewhere —leaving…
Mantashe says Govt’s exploration fund in “full swing”
THE South African government’s exploration fund had attracted 115 applications since its launch in February, said minerals and energy minister, Gwede Mantashe. The fund was “in…
What another term of Gwede Mantashe means for mining
The reappointment of Mantashe as Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy has elicited mixed reactions, however. Mantashe took the reins of the mining portfolio in 2018 on a wave…
Sibanye-Stillwater suspends PGM shaft after conveyor damaged
SIBANYE-Stillwater on Wednesday suspended its Siphumelele shaft following an accident in which a conveyor belt was damaged at the platinum group metals operation. There were no…
Jindal plan for $2bn iron ore mine in SA rejected
JINDAL Steel & Power Ltd. has had an environmental application to develop an iron-ore mine in South Africa at a cost of as much as $2bn rejected, said Bloomberg News. Citing All…
Mantashe in no rush to implement new minerals cadastre
SOUTH Africa will not rush the implementation of its new mining cadastre, said Gwede Mantashe, minister of mineral resources and energy who added that its implementation will…
Implats restarts tragedy-hit shaft amid sharp earnings fall
IMPALA Platinum expected to lose about 60,000 ounces of platinum group metals owing to the tragic underground accident at its Rustenburg 11 shaft in November in which 13 of its…
Mantashe says minerals cadastre to be announced “this week”
MINES minister Gwede Mantashe has set a new delivery date for South Africa’s much-delayed minerals cadastre, saying today it would be unveiled as early as “this week”. Responding…
DMRE official explains SA’s mining licence snafu – sort of …
THE South African government blamed the backlog in mining licence applications in its current financial year ended March on the applicants. Responding to an article this week in…
Implats to run independent investigation into fatal accident
THE South African government has instructed Impala Platinum (Implats) to commission an independent investigation into an underground accident last month which claimed the lives…
Implats shuts Rustenburg Mines as it counts cost of tragedy
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) is to suspend production at its Rustenburg Mines for two days while it runs competency checks on winder equipment at other shafts in the complex. “We…
Mantashe sets new deadline for SA’s long-delayed cadastre
THE winning bidder to provide South Africa with a long-awaited mining cadastral system will be announced before the end of October – if all goes according to plan, said Gwede…
The perils ahead for SA’s mining sector as national election looms
BUSINESS in general, including the mining industry, faces a period of uncertainty ahead of the 2024 national and provincial elections, which could usher in a transformation of…
JSE listings are good news but it could be so much better
IT looks like there is some life returning to the junior mining sector in Southern Africa but not much of it is coming the way of South Africa, although the listing of two mining…
Orion’s Okiep Copper given cost boost by prospecting permits
ORION Minerals today announced the grant of new exploration tenements at its Okiep Copper site in South Africa’s Northern Cape province that will enable the exploration and…
A new mining cadastre is just the beginning of SA’s minerals prospecting overhaul
“BETTER late than never” was the sentiment from mining executives when the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) finally committed to July to select a technology…
The many broken promises of Gwede Mantashe
WHEN Gwede Mantashe was appointed minister of Mineral Resources in 2018, the mining sector rejoiced. Here was a mining trade unionist and seasoned politician with industry…