Mining DG cool on DTIC’s forced mining beneficiation plan
IN a revealing exchange at the Junior Mining Indaba on Tuesday, reflecting inter-departmental tension over the idea of forced mining beneficiation, Jacob Mbele, the…
Comrade Gwede, BEE isn’t worth the scrap paper it was written on
THE mining industry is waiting apprehensively for the chairperson of the African National Cosa Nostra and sometimes minerals and petroleum Minister, Comrade Gwede, to gazette…
Mantashe acknowledges power inflation hurting metals industry
SOUTH Africa cannot build a downstream metals industry until the problem of high electricity prices is resolved, mines minister Gwede Mantashe said in an address to Parliament on…
Tinkering with reform puts SA mining in limbo again
This article was first published in The Mining Yearbook 2025 New draft legislation is being considered while SA faces international uncertainty and domestic upheavals as its…
MPRD bill talks will take “a lot of thrashing” to avoid court
THE Minerals Council wants to “thrash out” with Government the issues it is not happy with in the proposed amendments to the Minerals Petroleum and Resources Development Bill but…
Minerals Council hoping to avoid MPRD legal tussle
NEITHER the Minerals Council nor the Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DPMR) wants to end up in court over the latest proposed amendments to the Mineral Resources…
Can South Africa save its minerals exploration sector?
Last year, a South African government-backed fund invited applications from would-be junior miners, hoping to find that the country’s mineral exploration business was not…
Govt corrects draft bill freeing mineral explorers from BEE
THE South African government on Tuesday corrected draft amendments to the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development (MPRD) bill gazetted last month. The key change was to…
Minerals Council warns Mantashe of looming confrontation
DRAFT amendments to legislation which have shocked South Africa’s mining industry are likely to wind up in the courtroom after the Minerals Council SA told mines minister Gwede…
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…
MPRDA amendments may open door to new BEE targets
PROPOSED changes to South Africa’s minerals legislation may empower the mines minister to create new regulations in the future governing empowerment targets. Another aspect…
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…
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.…
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…
Anglo’s Mkhwanazi says SA must move on from regulated BEE
BETWEEN 2014 and 2020 alone, South Africa’s mining sector generated some R160bn in transformation initiatives in South Africa, making it one of the greatest transformation…
Why SA’s mining law grants special privileges to China
I READ with interest, a comment by the Chinese delegation to BRICS, that South African Government procurement processes and BEE, are seen as an impediment to Chinese investment…
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…
What now for Northam CEO Paul Dunne?
CEOs at S&P 500 companies stay in their jobs for an average of seven years, the Harvard Business Review says. It’s shorter than that in South Africa. According to PwC’s Executive…
SA’s Mantashe convenes summit to find “gaps” in mining regulations
THE South African government’s mines and energy department today convened a summit aimed at identifying “legislative gaps” in the sector’s regulatory framework. The MPRDA Review…