As the latest statistics from Productivity SA show that labour productivity in the mining sector fell almost 7% last year, mine management urgently needs a long-term vision for an operating environment that will improve output per worker, according to SRK Consulting's Chairman, Roger Dixon. read more>>
An Anglo American business unit, Kumba Iron Ore's Kolomela mine has made history by producing the first entrepreneur to pay off his project loan in full and on time via its Small Business Development Centre. Maruping Matiti, owner of a small construction company in Postmasburg, is the first entrepreneur who has accomplished this milestone. read more>>
On 30 June 2014 the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) received a request for arbitration from Nusa Tenggara Partnership B.V. and PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (Newmont)... read more>>
Mining companies are striving to develop mines that rest on next-generation technologies, novel strategies and processes to ensure a safer, greener and more profitable mining industry. By transposing the digital world with the physical world, new dimensions are being created within the mining industry that help to optimise production based on market demand, production capacity, and ore quality variations. read more>>
The Office of the President says a media report that President Jacob Zuma will no longer attend to his Parliamentary responsibilities is both incorrect and grossly misleading. read more>>
The Department of Energy has confirmed that South Africa has signed an Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation with France. read more>>