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Chile's mining investment to lag while constitution rewritten, official says
5th November 2020 By: Reuters

Chile's world-leading copper industry will see investment lag for at least two years as the country rewrites a constitution that underpinned nearly three decades of mining growth in the South... 


Bougouni lithium project, Mali
Bougouni lithium project, Mali
30th October 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Kodal Minerals has said that it is making progress with its mining licence application for the project. 


Kodal making strides in Mali, Côte d’Ivoire
27th October 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals says it is making progress with its mining licence application for the Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali, as well as with regard... 


Fluid Power Valve Technologies still going strong
27th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Established in 2006, Fluid Power Valve Technologies (Pty) Ltd manufactures the Wafer-and-Flanged Model Clarkson-type Knife Gate Valves, in sizes: 50mm – 700mm. All sleeves and parts are... 


Implats reports significant ESG progress for this year
26th October 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) made significant progress on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals during this year, as highlighted in its ESG report released... 


NOLITHA FAKUDE
The Minerals Council VP and Anglo American nonexecutive director chairs the Women in Mining Leadership Forum
Council continues to advance women’s agenda
23rd October 2020 By: Nadine James

Minerals Council South Africa health head Dr Thuthula Balfour believes that Covid-19 has provided a springboard to drive change within companies –  which have had to adapt to a ‘new normal’ by... 


METF needs increased support to safeguard SA mining’s future
METF needs increased support to safeguard SA mining’s future
15th October 2020

The South African minerals industry relies on high quality graduates in the fields of Mining, Metallurgy/Chemical Engineering and Geology to ensure its long-term sustainability, says the Minerals... 


Mark Cutifani
Anglo investing in South Africa’s hydrogen economy ­– Cutifani
7th October 2020 By: Martin Creamer

As the world’s largest marketer of platinum group metals (PGM), Anglo American is investing in South Africa’s hydrogen economy, including through a joint venture with the State-owned Public... 


CONTINUOUSLY MOVING
The constant research and development conducted by JA Engineering has resulted in a new continuous miner to be launched early next year
New continuous miner to launch in 2021
18th September 2020 By: Halima Frost

Manufacturing of the JAE 38 Wildcub continuous miner – mining equipment and services provider JA Engineering’s newest offering – has started and will be delivered at the end of January 2021. The... 


CANYON OF COAL The Phalanndwa mine is part of Canyon Coal's operations which is a subsidiary of Menar
Coal can reignite SA economy
18th September 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the South African economy, which already had record high unemployment prior to the pandemic; however, the coal-mining sector, could aid the... 


(From left top) Simon Kendall, Patrick Mann, Mandi Dungwa. (From left bottom) Henk de Hoop, Suki Cooper.
Platinum’s new sweeter spot elicits multiplicity of optimistic analyst views
14th September 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The new sweeter spot that platinum group metals has entered drew a multiplicity of mainly optimistic viewpoints from analysts attending the virtual PGM Industry Day. Chaired by business development... 


Boston Consulting Group MD and partner Tycho Möncks
Switch from coal to renewables will not take place overnight
11th September 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The use of coal is enabling the energy transition, owing to its provision of a basis for the economy to develop, drive wealth and enable economic progress, which then, in turn, creates and enables... 


Jeff Geipel, managing director of Mining Shared Value
Good practice partnership for local procurement
10th September 2020

Growing demands for mines to procure goods and services in-country – further emphasised by supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic – have brought a recent strategic partnership to... 


Has your SLP been a casualty of COVID-19?
Has your SLP been a casualty of COVID-19?
8th September 2020

Mines have been experiencing a number of challenges since restarting their operations under the earlier easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The challenges that have been more widely aired and... 


BHP turns to LNG to ship iron-ore
BHP turns to LNG to ship iron-ore
4th September 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Major BHP has made further moves to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, awarding the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled bulk carrier tender to Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS)... 


Confidence in Gold Fields' South Deep gold mine is rising.
Getting best out of mining starts with policy certainty – Holland
4th September 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Getting the best out of South Africa’s mining sector starts with policy certainty, said Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland on Thursday. Following the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company’s... 


Boston Consulting Group MD and partner Tycho Möncks
Coal to remain relevant despite growing shift to renewable energy, says consultancy
28th August 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The use of coal is enabling the energy transition, owing to its provision of a basis for the economy to develop, drive wealth and enable economic progress, which then, in turn, creates and enables... 


NICO PIENAAR
The surface mining sector represents a large part of the overall mining community
Pandemic prevents further engagement on housing draft
28th August 2020

A call for further engagement with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) regarding the 2019 Draft Review of Housing and Living Conditions Standard has stalled as a result of the... 


Restoring investor confidence
Restoring investor confidence
27th August 2020

South Africa’s mining industry was faced with significant challenges even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. A highly regulated industry, some of the biggest issues facing the industry are around... 


Minerals Council launches first National Day of Women in Mining
21st August 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industry organisation, the Minerals Council South Africa, on August 21 launched the first National Day of Women in Mining, highlighting its focus on the implementation of initiatives designed to... 


Confidence in Gold Fields' South Deep gold mine is rising.
Getting best out of mining starts with policy certainty, says Gold Fields' Holland
20th August 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Getting the best out of South Africa’s mining sector starts with policy certainty, said Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland on Thursday. Following the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company’s... 


Sibanye-Stillwater executive VP for corporate affairs Themba Nkosi
Opinion: Providing for the right to adequate housing – innovation needed to address a complex challenge
20th August 2020

In this opinion piece, Sibanye-Stillwater executive VP of corporate affairs Themba Nkosi writes about the right to adequate housing for mining communities. Among some of the contentious policy... 


The SADC Tribunal: what it means for human rights in the region
20th August 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal is a fundamental human rights issue that requires SADC citizens to engage their governments for its immediate reinstatement. What happened where and when to... 


Kumba Iron Ore CEO Themba Mkhwanazi.
Kumba, Anglo boards approve new R7bn iron-ore project at Kolomela
14th August 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Iron-ore mining and marketing company Kumba Iron Ore on Tuesday announced the approval of the Kapstevel South project at its Kolomela mine, by both the company’s and Anglo American’s boards. The... 


DMRE says Mantashe's withdrawal of appeal paves the way for certainty
13th August 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The decision by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe to withdraw his appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal against an April 2018 ruling by the High Court in relation to the (now... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Minerals Council welcomes Mantashe's withdrawal of appeal to SCA
12th August 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed Minerals Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe's decision to withdraw his notice of appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal in respect of a... 


ONWARDS AND UPWARDS 
BME has a promising representation of women in its ranks, from operator level to mining engineers, including the company’s logistics and central services
Women representation in mining ‘getting there’
7th August 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Women have definitely been taking up more opportunities in the mining sector, and this is even evident when visiting underground operations, says explosives and blasting company BME. 


BOIPELO LEKUBO, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR BCom (Hons), CA(SA)
Harmony’s strength in diversity
7th August 2020

At Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony”), we are committed to building and maintaining a representative workforce and continuously promote a working environment which provides equal... 


Levelling the playing field, changing the narrative
7th August 2020

South African women in mining have gradually become formal members of the mining fraternity, starting from 1996, when the South African government denounced the International Labour Organization... 


Mining halted at Ok Tedi
6th August 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining at the State-owned Ok Tedi copper/gold/silver mine, in Papua New Guinea, has been suspended for an initial 14 days after seven positive Covid-19 cases were recorded this week. The cases... 


Exploration, cheaper inputs, solid laws and better logistics key to mining sector's growth
4th August 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Even before Covid-19 hit South African shores, the mining industry was already in a structural decline and, without significant intervention to alter this trajectory, the sector's output,... 


Kumba Iron Ore CEO Themba Mkhwanazi.
Kumba, Anglo boards approve new R7bn iron-ore project at Kolomela
28th July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Iron-ore mining and marketing company Kumba Iron Ore on Tuesday announced the approval of the Kapstevel South project at its Kolomela mine, by both the company’s and Anglo American’s boards. The... 


MoU signed to further geoscience research in British Columbia
24th July 2020 By: Donna Slater

A three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed between Geoscience BC and the British Columbia Geological Survey, will provide a framework to jointly identify public mineral geoscience needs... 


Nucleus Mining & Africa Logistics
Nucleus Mining & Africa Logistics
24th July 2020

Nucleus Mining & Africa Logistics is a projects and supply chain company focussed on planning, implementing and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related... 


Gold Fields welcomes B4SA's economic recovery strategy
22nd July 2020 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed gold miner Gold Fields welcomes the accelerated economic recovery strategy published by Business for South Africa (B4SA) in mid-July, which is aimed at achieving higher levels of... 


CONSTRUCTION CURTAILED The reopening of South Africa’s mines has been staggered and construction projects have been delayed to focus on production
Less demand for outsourced labour
17th July 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

There has been a sharp decline in demand for labour for mining-related construction projects amid the Covid-19 outbreak, with some projects on hold, as mines focus on their core business. This is... 


The SolGold board
Cornerstone seeks to replace SolGold board
15th July 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s Cornerstone Capital Resources said on Wednesday that it intended to requisition a general meeting to replace the entire board of LSE- and TSX-listed SolGold. Cornerstone, which is... 


Solidarity urges council, govt to settle out of court to avoid both unrest and delays
9th July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Trade union Solidarity has called on the Minerals Council South Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to negotiate and reach an agreement out of court around ownership... 


Mantashe lauds court ruling for broader community to be included in charter review
7th July 2020 By: Donna Slater

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has welcomed the June 30 ruling by the Gauteng High Court that the Minerals Council South Africa include parties representing communities, trade... 


Minerals Council South Africa.
Minerals Council regrets delay of 2018 Mining Charter review
6th July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa on Monday expressed regret that the finalisation of the review of the contested elements of the 2018 Mining Charter had been delayed following a judgement of the full... 


Prairie armed for legal battle
1st July 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Coal developer Prairie Mining has secured A$18-million in litigation funding with LCM Funding UK to pursue damages claims in a dispute with the Polish government. Prairie in February last year... 


Weir Minerals South Africa’s manufacturing facility in Alrode
Weir Minerals South Africa inks empowerment transaction with Medu Capital
26th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Mineral solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa’s (WMA’s) South African operation, Weir Minerals South Africa (SA), is now 25.1% owned by black empowerment partner Medu Capital. Through the... 


PRAVEEN BAIJNATH 
Rand Refinery remains committed to its obligations
Refinery prepares for ramp-up
26th June 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

In line with the Level 4 and Level 3 regulations announced by South Africa’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, precious metals refining and smelting... 


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