Hayes seeks to reopen Springbok copper riches
Entrepreneur, Shirley Hayes, took an unconventional route into mining, but her eye for opportunity could be the catalyst for Northern Cape copper production.
Market misery fetters Botswana ambitions
Diamonds will continue to propel Botswana's economy for only two more decades while attempts to diversify have been met with logistical and economic problems.
Hope dawns for broken Blyvoor villagers
The outlook for the community at the abandoned Blyvooruitzicht mine may finally improve as some R30m falls within their grasp.
Zimbabwe foot-changing leaves policy stranded
Zimbabwe recently delayed 15% levy on unbeneficiated platinum - the latest example of policy confusion and foot-changing in southern African country.
I will make tough calls: AngloGold’s Venkat
His demerger voted down, AngloGold's Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, has the job of reinventing the SA assets, a task that means winning over unions.
Marooned mines legislation needs urgent attention
The Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act is marooned somewhere in the parliamentary process. When will the South African government save it.
Can a carbon tax still fly as SA mining sinks?
The SA mining sector has warned that implementing a carbon tax next year with heap further pressure on an ailing sector yet, for now, government is unmoved.
Exxaro’s Nkosi confident BEE will be resolved
Exxaro Resources's Sipho Nkosi said his firm would continue to develop its BEE even if the courts decide in favour of once-empowered, always empowered.
Who the hell wants to be in platinum?
Managing a platinum firm today is no easy task but Northam Platinum CEO, Paul Dunne, claims to have been relishing the challenge.
Gone South
Notwithstanding the pessimism in the mining market, demergers of non-core assets generally work well - as should be the case for South32.