Industry generally welcomes Gwede Mantashe as Minerals and Energy Minister. In a move that has, so far, generally been welcomed by the mining industry, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Gwede Mantashe as the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister. This, law firm Herber...

South Africa still top seaborne manganese supplier – Jupiter. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa remains the leading manganese supplier to the seaborne market, accounting for more than 35% of global production, excluding China, Jupiter Mines chairpers...

Maphai to succeed Moloko as Sibanye chairperson. Sello Moloko will step down as chairperson of JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater, effective September 30, and will be succeeded by nonexecutive director Dr Vincent Maphai, whose appointment is eff...

Researchers at Mandela Mining Precinct deserve strong support. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Following a period of marked disintegration of mining research in South Africa, there is now a positive new thrust emerging from the research, development and innovati...

Areas of uncertainty regarding Mining Charter likely to raise compliance costs. Although Mining Charter III has resulted in greater collaboration between stakeholders across the mining industry, while taking into account the realities facing the industry, areas of uncertainty rema...

Lonmin investors back Sibanye deal to create a platinum giant. JOHANNESBURG – Lonmin investors have backed the platinum producer’s takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater, bringing to an end a company that was once part of a business empire synonymous with British capitali...

Collective SA effort needed to spotlight platinum’s deftness in climate change battle. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – More vehicle manufacturers are acknowledging that platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cells are the sole route to 100% carbon-free driving. But platinum’s own catalyti...

Water Tribunal upholds granting of Yzermyn water licence. The National Water Tribunal has dismissed an appeal brought by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) against the Department of Water and Sanitation granting a water licence to Indian mining company...

Vedanta open to dialogue with Zambia about KCM’s future. Diversified miner Vedanta Resources says it remains open to dialogue with the Zambian government regarding the future of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) subsidiary. This follows the recent appointmen...

Barrick CEO says nothing exploitive in play for Acacia shares. TORONTO – A low-ball proposal by parent Barrick Gold to buy out Acacia Mining is an “appropriate” and “elegant” solution to a two-year dispute that has devastated the relationship between the global mi...