New mine safety regulations due in SA by 2012
- 02 Jun 2011 07:56 - Staff Reporter
- South Africa is looking at revised safety regulations to help tackle rising mine deaths in the world's top platinum and a major gold producer.
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Minister halts all fracking applications
- 29 Apr 2011 14:08 - Staff Reporter
- Minister Susan Shabangu has halted all applications for licences to prospect for shale gas in the Karoo using the hydraulic-fracturing method.
Farmers hail Cabinet's fracking moratorium
- 26 Apr 2011 15:27 - Staff Reporter
- Agri SA has welcomed the government's decision to place a moratorium on licences for shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo.
SA lifts prospecting moratorium after audit
- 18 Apr 2011 19:14 - Staff Reporter
- SA on Monday lifted a seven-month moratorium on applications for mine prospecting after an audit found hundreds of violations in licensing processes.
Widespread violations in mining sector
- 18 Apr 2011 12:31 - Staff Reporter
- South Africa has found widespread violations during an audit of miners and other mineral rights holders in the country.
Prospecting licence moratorium lifted
- 18 Apr 2011 10:50 - Staff Reporter
- An eight-month moratorium on the granting of prospecting licences has been lifted in all provinces except Mpumulanga, government said on Monday.
Appetite for metals returns
- 11 Feb 2011 12:14 - Lynley Donnelly
- The sheer number of suits attending the mining indaba this year makes one thing clear -- the world wants minerals.
Mining bosses wary of doing business in SA
- 11 Feb 2011 00:00 - Mandy Rossouw
- Talk of nationalisation has advisers pointing to West Africa as a "safer" environment.
Africa's resources key for China
- 09 Feb 2011 07:52 - Staff Reporter
- Africa's natural resources will remain key to China as the Asian giant grows at a more moderate pace, an expert told an conference in Cape Town.
Shabangu: No nationalisation in my lifetime
- 08 Feb 2011 19:49 - Ben Maclennan
- Susan Shabangu is still opposed to the nationalisation of mines even though the ANC is researching the issue.
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Shabangu: Nationalisation 'not the option'
- 08 Feb 2011 13:06 - Agnieszka Flak
- Nationalising South Africa's mines is "not the option", Mines Minister Susan Shabangu said on Tuesday.
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SA to launch online mining applications
- 07 Feb 2011 14:06 - Staff Reporter
- SA will introduce an online mining-applications system after a six-month moratorium on new prospecting rights ends next month.
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Govt will ensure enough coal for Eskom
- 02 Feb 2011 12:30 - Agnieszka Flak
- Mining Minister Susan Shabangu said on Wednesday the government would act if necessary to ensure sufficient coal supplies for power generation.
Mining-audit inspectors face bribery, intimidation
- 15 Nov 2010 12:54 - Staff Reporter
- Bribery, intimidation and a lack of cooperation are some of the challenges the government has faced during licence audits.
Which dog is winning?
- 29 Oct 2010 14:34 - Vuvu Vena
- Vuvu Vena wonders what the ANC now thinks democracy is.
Mining charter has not achieved aims, says minister
- 13 Sep 2010 12:31 - Staff Reporter
- A review of the mining charter has revealed that targets set down for transformation have not been achieved, Minister Susan Shabangu said on Monday.
Shabangu stands fast
- 25 Aug 2010 00:00 - Kevin Davie
- Mineral resources minister plays down furore over mining rights.
Minister announces mineral rights audit
- 18 Aug 2010 08:15 - Staff Reporter
- There will be a six-month moratorium on new prospecting applications while a full audit of all mineral rights granted since 2004 is conducted.
Mapungubwe Action Group take aim at mining firm
- 05 Aug 2010 17:37 - Yolandi Groenewald
- Environmentalists have served an application to mining house Coal of Africa to stop activities at a proposed coalmine near Mapungubwe immediately.
Minister wants more black ownership of mines
- 01 Jul 2010 07:27 - Denise Williams
- Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu on Wednesday was adamant that 26% of mines should be black-owned by 2014.
