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Minerals exploration to remain in decline without sound guiding authority – Miller

By: Donna Slater 15th February 2021 Despite the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) not publishing any data on mineral exploration, mining supply sales consultancy AmaranthCX director and owner Paul Miller says there is extensive financial data, some containing information about minerals exploration, that is buried... →

Alluvial diamond miners outline way to save fast-shrinking industry

By: Martin Creamer 11th February 2021 The number of alluvial diamond operators is decreasing at an alarming rate. In 2004, there were 2 000 small diamond-mining companies, which employed close to 25 000 people, and now there are only about 200 operators employing only 5 000 people – a 90% decline. →

Healthy PGM-derived dividends ahead, capital investments to be limited – RMB

By: Donna Slater 8th February 2021 The financial results of platinum group metals (PGM) and iron-ore miners, which are due to be published in the month ahead, are expected to reveal healthy dividends for shareholders and a strong rise in taxes paid to the fiscus, but little in the way of capital investment in South Africa,... →

Grindrod Shipping extends IVS Pinehurst charter-in period

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 4th December 2020 Dual-listed Grindrod Shipping has agreed to extend the firm charter-in period of the 2015-built supramax drybulk vessel IVS Pinehurst for 11 to 13 months, starting from November 15. The company has a further option to extend the charter for an additional 11 to 13 months and retains the existing... →

Honeycomb BEE Ratings – BEE Legislation and the Mining Industry

By: Creamer Media Reporter 29th September 2020 Honeycomb BEE Ratings is an independent, nationally-based, SANAS accredited B-BBEE Verification Agency which conducts professional and impartial verifications of all enterprises, across all sectors, countrywide. The Honeycomb mission is to be the preferred verification agency to South African... →

Minerals Council launches first National Day of Women in Mining

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 21st August 2020 Industry organisation, the Minerals Council South Africa, on August 21 launched the first National Day of Women in Mining, highlighting its focus on the implementation of initiatives designed to achieve stretch targets for the representation and advancement of women in the South African mining... →

Getting best out of mining starts with policy certainty, says Gold Fields' Holland

By: Martin Creamer 20th August 2020 Getting the best out of South Africa’s mining sector starts with policy certainty, said Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland on Thursday. Following the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company’s presentation of outstanding half-year results in spite of Covid, Holland said this in response to Mining... →

Opinion: Providing for the right to adequate housing – innovation needed to address a complex challenge

20th August 2020 In this opinion piece, Sibanye-Stillwater executive VP of corporate affairs Themba Nkosi writes about the right to adequate housing for mining communities. Among some of the contentious policy issues in South Africa is the future of communities that live near mines and have been relying... →

Boeing wins first new order for 737 MAX in many months

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th August 2020 US aerospace group Boeing on Thursday announced a new order for its troubled 737 MAX single-aisle airliner. The type is currently still grounded after two fatal accidents in late 2018 and early 2019 killed a total of 346 people. Flight control software developed specifically for the MAX, known as... →

The SADC Tribunal: what it means for human rights in the region

By: Creamer Media Reporter 20th August 2020 The reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal is a fundamental human rights issue that requires SADC citizens to engage their governments for its immediate reinstatement. What happened where and when to the SADC Tribunal →

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