Proposed mining laws show SA Govt has learnt nothing
SOUTH Africa’s mining industry is “crawling on the floor” while mining in Australia, Canada, America and the rest of Africa is on a conveyor belt, says Peter Major, veteran…
De Beers sale gets cheaper, though not easier
ANGLO American has massively downgraded the value of De Beers on its balance sheet, suggesting a bargain might be in the offing for its many bidders. Which might make the sale…
Shuka hoping Kabwe prospect will fire up JSE listing
THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange will get its first mining listing in more than two years on Wednesday when coal and base metals firm Shuka Minerals debuts on AltX. Previously…
Northam’s Dunne to lead Minerals Council until May
SOUTH Africa’s Minerals Council said Paul Dunne would continue as caretaker president until the organisation’s annual general meeting in May. This follows the resignation of…
Exxaro should stick with coal and pay out its cash
EXXARO Resources said last year it will press on with plans to diversify production into “green metals”. In the case of the JSE coal miner, read manganese — which is used to make…
Obituary: Peter Skeat, the tirelessly combative miner, and foe of Brett Kebble
PETER Skeat, the mercurial mining contractor who clashed with the late Brett Kebble, died last week at the age of 70. Skeat’s career was as varied and unpredictably faulted as…
Southern Africa’s minnow economies are rising thanks to demand for green metals
THE Cactus Coffee Shop has a five-star rating on TripAdvisor, an online travel company. Situated on the corner of the Old Gold Course Road and Third Avenue in Namibia’s Uis, a…