Mining Charter is but one proxy battle in ANC schism
COMMENTING in an opinion piece on May 12, I suggested the Mining Charter would not see "light of day" in 2017 owing to the...
How pernicious ideology is breaking SA’s mining sector
MARK Cutifani, CEO of Anglo American, one of South Africa's most important companies, once commented that empowerment deals ought to be allowed to fail,...
The day Bernard Swanepoel met his comedic match
I DO love a good mining conference and the Junior Indaba is as good as they come thanks in large part to chairman Bernard...
Acacia export ban a consequence of populism and bad blood
IT can't be in the interests of the Tanzanian government to see Acacia Mining close its Bulyanhulu mine, but that's exactly the consequence of...
Bid for New Largo would be a different kettle of fish...
UK-listed firm Petra Diamonds built a business out of buying the assets De Beers no longer wanted to operate whilst for the Anglo company,...
Dunne’s savvy deal lines up Pandora for Northam
I DON'T know what Northam Platinum CEO, Paul Dunne, does over weekends but judging by the deal he’s just done to acquire Eland Platinum...
Nedbank warns DMR discretion opens the door to ‘lawfare’
NEDBANK Capital's Paul Miller may have just hit the nail on the head with respect to the risk attached to new investment in South...
How Exxaro should reply to Eskom’s ideological claptrap
IF there is one mining company in a position to tell Eskom precisely what to do with its demand for 51% black ownership and...
SA mining’s response to Govt dereliction proves we are not lost
AS embarrassing as Sipho Pityana's statements last week about President Jacob Zuma may have been to government officials participating in an investment roadshow, those...
How could Harmony have got Kusasalethu so horribly wrong?
I am gobsmacked by Harmony Gold’s announcement that it will chop the remaining life-of-mine at Kusasalethu from 24 years to five years through a...