Section 54s cost SA mines R4.8bn in 2015, and 2016 may...
A REPORT by the Chamber of Mines of South Africa (CoM) estimates the application of safety stoppages - known as Section54s in terms of...
Brian the bruiser has wasted no time putting his stamp on...
BY Brian Molefe’s combative standards, the fighting talk at Eskom’s full-year results presentation earlier this month was par for the course.
In the space of...
Siege mentality a trusted tactic of mud-slinging unions
IN the world of inter-union rivalry, anything goes.
Look no further than the latest blow-up in which the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) described Joseph...
Bonhomie aside, Zwane and Baxter disagree on the charter
WAS it coincidence that led the Chamber of Mines (CoM) and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to hold separate press conferences following yesterday's...
Eskom also responsible for above-inflation coal hikes
A PROPOSAL by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to benchmark the price of coal Eskom buys from mining companies will add...
Mining charter back in the dock while SA mining dwindles
SOUTH Africa's keystone mining legislation, the mining charter, heads back to the courts on Tuesday (March 15). For a piece of law that was...
Anglo may be lining up Kumba for sale
The growing view about Anglo American is that it will sell its iron ore assets, including Kumba Resources, the Johannesburg-listed subsidiary.
AMCU, Eskom & the market lead opinion rankings
Opinions about the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union and Eskom's coal troubles attracted the most interest from Miningmx readers in 2015.
Logic of AngloGold demerger plan clear to see
AngloGold Ashanti's September quarter figures published recently show why it would made sense to re-package the South African assets.
When AMCU calls a strike, it means business
Joseph Mathunjwa's Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union has made a business case out of undermining central bargaining - a tactic that wins members.