Record gold prices fail to lift SA output
RECORD gold prices are prompting South Africa’s mining industry to pursue alternative extraction methods, but a meaningful increase in the country’s stubbornly low production…
Minerals Council warns against Govt “sandbagging”
THE Minerals Council of South Africa has once again appealed to Government to assist rather than block the growth of the country’s mining industry. Addressing PGM Day 2026, a…
Minerals Council blindsided by Govt’s MPRDA bill
THE reaction at the Junior Mining Indaba being held in Johannesburg to proposed amendments to the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) is that another…
Lack of cash for Transnet “a concern” says Minerals Council
THE Minerals Council of South Africa said it was concerned there was no allocation for state-owned rail and ports company Transnet in the country’s national budget, tabled today…
IDC allocates 40% of exploration fund to juniors
M ining is critical to South Africa’s economy. In the first three quarters of 2024, the sector contributed an added value of about R448.4bn (6.8%) in nominal terms to the…
Exxaro CEO resigns citing biased investigation
THE suspended CEO of South African coal producer Exxaro Resources resigned over the handling of a probe into allegations over her conduct, according to a report by Bloomberg News…
SA’s new mining cadastre due mid-year, but will it work?
THE South African government’s new mining cadastral system is due to be launched mid-year but officials at the Minerals Council were unsure if it would be road-worthy. “The…
Minerals Council harbours concerns about MPRDA review
THE Minerals Council of South Africa CEO, Mzila Mthenjane on Monday acknowledged concerns over possible amendments to the country’s centrepiece mining legislation, the Minerals…
Cockerill warns West Africa not to follow SA’s mining code
ENDEAVOUR Mining CEO Ian Cockerill has warned West African nations not to repeat the mistakes of South Africa by introducing regulations that will hurt long-term investment.…
Busa urges mining industry to guard against corruption
AN impassioned plea to not let corruption yet again ruin South Africa’s promising growth prospects was made today by Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) president Mxolisi Mgojo at…
Minerals Council pins hopes for turnaround on Eskom
THE Minerals Council of South Africa is looking for a stabilisation in the country’s mining industry ahead of a possible turnaround this but it depends on Eskom and Transnet, two…
Minerals Council members guilty of uneven disclosure
IS the South African mining industry withdrawing from public engagement? There was a time when the vast majority of South African mining production was represented by public…
SA forgoing billions of rands in output – Anglo’s Wanblad
SOUTH Africa was forgoing billions of rands in output owing to a deteriorating business environment, said BusinessLive citing Anglo American boss Duncan Wanblad. Speaking at the…
SA is letting mining’s next biggest thing slip from its grasp
IF the world really puts its back into meeting the Paris Agreement goals of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, it will consume six times more critical minerals than today in…
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…
RBCT coal exports fall to lowest level since 1993 after Transnet’s horror fourth quarter
THE on-going train smash that is Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has now knocked back coal exports through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) to levels last seen in 1993 as a…
SA’s Transnet to double manganese rail allocation for emerging miners next year
SOUTH Africa’s state-owned ports and rail company, Transnet said it planned to double the number of black-owned manganese miners with access to its rail route by adding up to…
Minerals Council welcomes action to link new power producers into the Eskom transmission grid
The Minerals Council of South Africa has welcome steps announced by Eskom and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to open up 36,000 ha of land in Mpumalanga to companies…
Minerals Council treads warily as Government maintains hard line on mining sector transformation
The Minerals Council of South Africa has responded cautiously to what appears to be a continued hard line stance from the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) over…
Mining Charter High Court reverse “is not a train smash”, says upbeat Mantashe
SOUTH African mines and energy minister, Gwede Mantashe, described last week’s court reverse on his Mining Charter as “not a train smash”. But he stopped short of saying whether…