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LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Chamber, NUM agree bilateral ahead of main wage talks

Bheki Sibiya In a departure from business-as-usual, the Chamber of Mines (CoM) had agreed to one-to-one discussions with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) ahead of this year’s crucial main collective bargaining negotiations, CoM CEO Bheki Sibiya told...
By: Martin Creamer
31 May 13
 
 
LABOUR

Chamber of Mines expects wage deals after tough talks

Wage hike demands of up to 60% put to South African coal and gold producers by the National Union of Mineworkers are "extremely high" but agreements will be hammered out, the head of the country's chamber of mines said on Wednesday. "For us, the...
By: Reuters
22 May 13
 
 
LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Make workers part owners of South Africa’s mines, says former Anglo exec

Clem Sunter Workers could and should be made part owners of South Africa’s mines, says scenario planning consultant and former Anglo American executive Clem Sunter in a Chamber of Mines- (CoM-) sponsored mass-media article. In the second of a five-day CoM...
By: Martin Creamer
11 Dec 12
 
 
COAL & ELECTRICITY

Chamber slams Eskom’s coal ‘country pact’ proposal

The Chamber of Mines (CoM) on Thursday slammed State-owned utility Eskom’s call for a “country pact” regulating the pricing and supply of coal, saying that the utility should address its financial needs like any other business. CoM CEO...
By: Natasha Odendaal
29 Nov 12
 
 
CHAMBER OF MINES

Cutifani elected new Chamber of Mines president

Mark Cutifani AngloGold Ashanti CEO Mark Cutifani has been elected new president of South Africa’s Chamber of Mines (CoM), following the end of Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi’s term of office. Speaking to Mining Weekly Online at the CoM’s 122nd annual general...
By: Megan Wait
06 Nov 12
 
 
SOUTH AFRICA MINING

CoM, traditional leaders set up committee to tackle mining problems Video Available

Contralesa president Sango Patekile Holomisa The Chamber of Mines (CoM) and the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) have set up a task team to address challenges facing the country’s mining sector. “We have agreed with the CoM that a task team be set up to work...
By: Idéle Esterhuizen
23 Oct 12
 
 
PPC Ltd

Company Announcement: PPC Ltd appoints Ketso Gordhan as Chief Executive Officer from 1 January 2013 PDF Available

The board of directors of PPC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ketso Gordhan to the Board as Chief Executive Officer Designate from 1 November 2012
 
 
CHAMBER MANAGEMENT

Chamber of Mines COO Barker passes away

The death of Chamber of Mines (CoM) COO Dr Frans Barker has been described as a huge loss for the mining industry and South Africa as a whole. CoM CEO Bheki Sibiya said on Monday that Barker, a labour law expert and economist, had passed away...
By: Megan Wait
03 Sep 12
 
 
INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Chamber of Mines wants to meet AMCU, NUM

Chamber of Mines of South Africa CEO Bheki Sibiya on Friday urged rivals the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) to set aside their differences and meet with the Mineral Resources...
By: Natasha Odendaal
17 Aug 12
 
 
MINING SAFETY

Cutifani to lead mining CEO safety team

South Africa’s Chamber of Mines (CoM) has agreed to establish a special CEO ‘Elimination of Fatalities Team’, to step up efforts to improve safety and eliminate fatalities in the country’s mines. The team, which would be led by AngloGold...
By: Megan Wait
12 Jul 12
 
 
PEOPLE

Roger Baxter to take up former CoM position in July

Eight months after resigning his position as South African Chamber of Mines (CoM) senior executive for strategy, to join a company in Canada, mining economist Roger Baxter is returning to South Africa. CoM senior executive for transformation and...
By: Natasha Odendaal
29 Jun 12
 
 
MINING IN SA

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This week: ‘Mining magic’ will flow from a ‘South Africa first’ strategy. Trans Hex says South African diamond beneficiation is profitable. And, the emerging AMCU mine union favours a competitive coexistence.
By: Creamer Media Reporter
14 Jun 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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