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1,500 jobs at risk if Somkhele mine not allowed to proceed, argues Tendele Coal
PETMIN said 1,500 employees would lose their jobs unless South African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe approved a mining licence and environmental management permit (EMPr) for the…
Fate of controversial Somkhele coal mine lies with Mantashe as court opts for “pragmatism”
SOUTH Africa’s mines minister Gwede Mantashe has been asked to help decide whether the controverisal expansion of the Somkhele anthracite mine in KwaZulu-Natal will proceed. The…
MC Mining says Uitkomst colliery resumes after losing about 5,600 tons of production
MINING resumed at the Uitkomst Colliery in KwaZulu-Natal province, said 70% owner MC Mining in a statement to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. An estimated three-and-a-half days…
Coal production from KwaZulu-Natal disrupted by last week’s violent protests
COAL production from KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa was widely disrupted last week owing to violent protests initially related to the imprisonment of the country’s former…