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IDC’s Kalagadi Manganese business rescue application opposed . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – An application of the State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to have mining company Kalagadi Manganese placed under business rescue is being opposed in t...

AMCU calls for testing of all employees at affiliated workplaces . The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has again called on employers to test all employees for Covid-19 as the pandemic continues to spread across South Africa.

AMCU notes that ...

Covid-19 workplace protocols must become ‘second nature’ for any further lockdown easing . Organised business has called for domestic firms to take steps to ensure that their workplaces are Covid-19-ready in light of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s May 24 announcement that the country would tran...

Northam Platinum strengthens liquidity, attracts R411m new funding . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Platinum group metals mining company Northam Platinum has strengthened its liquidity position in response to Covid-19 by attracting R411-million of additional new long...

Auto-battery makers mull alternative chemistries to lower costs, increase driving range . Battery makers and car manufacturers have seen a shift in the pursuit of altering battery chemistry to lower the costs of new energy vehicles (NEVs) that are being manufactured and extend their driving...

Council reaffirms industry’s commitment to fighting Covid-19 pandemic . The mining industry is at the forefront of work being done to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace and will be subjected to intense scrutiny; however, it is undertaking adequate measures and...

Leon lists measures to attract mining investment in these challenging times . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa should reconsider the appointment of an independent minerals regulator to speed up minerals licensing, Herbert Smith Freehills Africa co-chair Peter Leon ...

China’s platinum users increase stock levels . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Industrial platinum users and jewellery platinum users in China have been taking advantage of the low platinum price to increase their stock levels.

China increased ...

Mining becoming significant corporate buyer of renewable energy ­– ICMM . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The mining industry has started to become a significant corporate buyer of renewable energy in regions where these technologies have become reliable and cost-competiti...

Tharisa records solid results in difficult interim period . JSE-listed integrated resources group Tharisa mined 2.27-million tonnes of reef in the six months ended March 31, a 2.3% year-on-year increase.

Tharisa, which is led by CEO Phoevos Pouroulis, owns an...