Extracting value

Africa's mineral wealth continues to evoke debate.

Zim hikes mining exploration fees to $1m

Zimbabwe has hiked mining exploration fees almost 2 000% to $1-million in a bid to curb speculation, a state daily reported on Wednesday.

Rescue near for Chile miners trapped for two months

Chilean rescuers were close on Friday to ending the ordeal of 33 miners buried alive for two months deep underground after a cave-in.

Motlanthe woos UK business investors

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Wednesday tried to attract UK businesses to invest in SA, particularly in the troubled mining sector.

Mining drives spread of TB in Africa, says new report

Mining operations in Africa could be driving the whole continent's tuberculosis epidemic, a new Oxford-led study has found.

Dip in full-year headline earnings for Kumba Iron Ore

Kumba Iron Ore on Thursday reported a dip in full-year headline earnings, but said production and export sales were up, and output would rise further.

Two miners killed in rockfall at Target mine

Harmony Gold confirmed on Monday that two employees had been killed in a rockfall at its Target Mine in the Free State.

Malema presses call for nationalisation of mines

ANCYL leader Julius Malema envisages a South Africa where the state owns 60% of all mines to "generate extra income" for the government.

SA mines avoid mass job losses, says govt

SA's mining sector has shed close to 30 000 jobs due to the global economic downturn, but avoided greater losses, a senior official said.

Zim Parliament to weigh mine-sector law reform

Zimbabwe's Parliament will debate legal reforms badly needed by the battered economy, including the crucial mining sector, in coming weeks.

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