A South African High Court has passed an important judgment putting a stop to the pervasive practice by companies to mine ancestral lands...
Sonwabile Mnwana 3 days ago
"Nothing fits" has long been the lament of women working in male-dominated environments such as mining.
12 Dec 2018
In November 2018, the Sishen Iron Ore Company - Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) contracted Citizen Surveys to conduct a needs analysis within the five local municipalities in which it operates...
MANGO-OMC 11 Dec 2018
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has met with CEOs from the mining industry...
7 Dec 2018
To extract minerals from host rocks, mines grind down rock into fine sand. Once the mineral is extracted, most of this fine sand remains as a by-product called tailings...
5 Dec 2018
The coastal sea cliff overlooking West Coast beaches being mined by an Australian-owned company has collapsed in four more places...
John Yeld 4 Dec 2018
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has met with Gold Fields executives as part of efforts to resolve the current impasse, where the company wants to retrench over a thousand workers at its South Deep mine...
27 Nov 2018
The Department of Mineral Resources has initiated a ground stability study in Johannesburg to assess whether there is any long-term damage to critical infrastructure as a result of illegal mining activities...
27 Nov 2018
Digitalisation in the mining industry goes well beyond the automation of production. It allows for new approaches to business processes and creates real opportunities to merge the digital and physical worlds...
26 Nov 2018
The DMR has to obtain "full and informed" consent from communities under customary law before granting mining rights to companies...
Zoe Postman 23 Nov 2018
South Africa's Constitutional Court recently passed an important judgement that's fundamentally challenged the power imbalance between mining companies and local communities in rural parts of the country...
Sonwabile Mnwana 20 Nov 2018
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has committed to return to Xolobeni, Eastern Cape to interact with the community to ensure finality on the prospects of mining in the area...
19 Nov 2018
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is scheduled to meet with the Amadiba Crisis Committee this weekend to discuss the Xolobeni matter as part of his engagements within the mining sector...
16 Nov 2018
Sibanye-Stillwater concluded a three-year wage agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Solidarity and Uasa in respect of wages and conditions of service for three years...
15 Nov 2018
After two fatality free years, Kumba Iron Ore believes that Zero Harm is achievable, but the change in mindset needs to start at the top..
14 Nov 2018
New technology, the iDredge, has produced a whopping 14,1 carats from 1,200kg of alluvial/gravel deposits in the Kasai River of the DRC in the first test run...
14 Nov 2018
When mines scale down or close down, the impact on the surrounding community is significant. The burning question is: can the blow be softened?
Janine Espin 13 Nov 2018
The government's hush-hush approval last year of a new coal mine within a critical biodiversity and water conservation area in Mpumalanga has been reversed...
John Yeld 9 Nov 2018
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged the mining community to rally behind the industry in order to attract investment into the country...
5 Nov 2018
As South Africa's largest mining contributor to gross domestic product, the coal sector may be facing considerable job losses as the country's latest energy plan looks to cleaner power generation options...
1 Nov 2018
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says the issue of Xolobeni mining development needs to be resolved sooner rather than later, as delaying it further would be best for attracting investment...
1 Nov 2018
There is currently no legislation in SA to determine an acceptable limit to the amount of vanadium in our soils...
31 Oct 2018
Underground coal gasification (UCG) and its regulatory position is still not clear...
Jackwell Feris 30 Oct 2018
The Mining Forum of South Africa has applied to the North West High Court to have the mining licences suspended of Lonmin, as well as Eastern Platinum and Western Platinum (both controlled by Lonmin)...
Ciaran Ryan 29 Oct 2018
Home to 12 of Eskom's coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of over 32GW, Mpumalanga tops the chart as the world's largest nitrogen dioxide (NO2) hotspot across six continents...
29 Oct 2018
South Africa needs to reshape its mining industry to fit a vision of a sustainable society...
26 Oct 2018
After decades of failed attempts, Kenya finally struck oil six years ago...
Melba K Wasunna 25 Oct 2018
The Mining Forum of SA heads to the North West High Court, Mahikeng, this week in a bid to have Lonmin's mining licence suspended...
Ciaran Ryan 24 Oct 2018
On the cusp of exciting and fruitful pan-African networking and trade, the time to make use of an unbiased B2B media showcase for all Africa's dynamic, entrepreneurial business communities is now...
Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018
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Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018
