Kimberley licence award shifted the debate on ‘zama-zamas’
After years of protests and stand-offs with police and security guards, the June victory which saw thousands of zama-zamas (artisanal and illegal miners) in...
Congo wobble creates credibility problem for its miners
S&P Global Market Intelligence stated in a report in March that global spending on the search for non-ferrous metals rose to an estimated $8.4bn...
Northam’s Dunne undaunted by ‘surprising’ platinum price
Platinum prices, which continue to languish near decade lows, have done little to dampen the confidence of Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne, who is...
Predatory Mining Charter draft a major negative for junior miners
South African mining companies say that the new iteration of the Mining Charter will have a greater dilutory impact on capital providers’ returns than...
Mantashe, the Mining Charter, and the power of balance: Part 2
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Mantashe’s Mining Charter redraft, published June 15, is not without its problems. Far from it.
While the draft charter was “…...
Mantashe, the Mining Charter, and the power of balance: Part 1
One commentator described South African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, as "a brawler" on news of his appointment in February. While that may be, what’s...
Glencore’s Congo handbrake proves a poser for investors
Glencore is in the pound seats when it comes to supplying cobalt to the electric battery market and all the other transistor-powered tools of...
Reluctant boss, Venkat, was AngloGold’s change agent provocateur
For a person with an avowed dislike for change, it’s astonishing how much of it Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (Venkat) has brought about at AngloGold Ashanti,...
Seabed mining the next frontier as DeepGreen trawls Pacific for copper
DeepGreen Metals, which plans to extract copper, cobalt, zinc and manganese from the seabed in the Pacific Ocean, says it is making steady progress...
Sibanye-Stillwater’s five-year glitch
Neal Froneman emerges from his office looking worse for wear. I remark so. "I’ve got a lot on my shoulders at the moment," he replies....