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Minerals Council South Africa

Mining has life, in spite of hitches
National
/ 8 February 2025

Mining has life, in spite of hitches

The industry has the potential to grow if there is more investment in exploration projects

By Aarti Bhana
Sibanye-Stillwater: Gold to the rescue amid platinum price crash?
Business
/ 11 March 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater: Gold to the rescue amid platinum price crash?

Having its roots in gold, the diversified mining company has been shielded from the PGM price crash

By Anathi Madubela
Over 4 000 Amplats jobs in jeopardy after 35% metals price tumble
National
/ 19 February 2024

Over 4 000 Amplats jobs in jeopardy after 35% metals price tumble

Efforts to reposition the business to mitigate the downturn ‘do not go far enough’, says the company’s chief executive Craig Miller

By Sarah Smit
Sibanye Stillwater job cuts ‘basically done’, says Froneman
Business
/ 11 February 2024

Sibanye Stillwater job cuts ‘basically done’, says Froneman

In an interview, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman also refutes the view that South Africa’s biggest mining employer is overextended

By Sarah Smit
Draft Integrated Resource Plan accepts coal reality, says Thungela chief executive
Business
/ 6 February 2024

Draft Integrated Resource Plan accepts coal reality, says Thungela chief executive

The leading coal exporter is not giving up, even as local logistics constraints and falling prices bear down on sales

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa confident that mining rights backlog will be cleared
Business
/ 5 February 2024

Ramaphosa confident that mining rights backlog will be cleared

Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Mining Indaba, the president emphasised that work is underway to unlock investment

By Sarah Smit
Integrated resource plan deadline extended by a month
Business
/ 5 February 2024

Integrated resource plan deadline extended by a month

The department of mineral resources and energy had hoped to finalise the long-awaited energy plan by May but the call for public comment has been extended

By Sarah Smit
Mining industry sees light at end of the tunnel
Business
/ 5 February 2024

Mining industry sees light at end of the tunnel

The industry has struggled in the face of energy and logistics constraints, but signs of progress have stirred cautious optimism

By Sarah Smit
Mining companies aren’t buying what the SA govt is selling — yet
Business
/ 10 February 2023

Mining companies aren’t buying what the SA govt is selling — yet

Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela
Coal bulls fight for relevance at Mining Indaba
Business
/ 8 February 2023

Coal bulls fight for relevance at Mining Indaba

After a year of energy market volatility lit a fire under demand for coal, lobbyists of the commodity say it is set to stick around

By Sarah Smit
Transnet and mine companies have ‘a brilliant working relationship’, says Portia Derby
Business
/ 7 February 2023

Transnet and mine companies have ‘a brilliant working relationship’, says Portia Derby

Chief executive has recently come to blows with the Minerals Council South Africa, which called for her axing in a leaked letter

By Sarah Smit
Coal miners knuckle down to find solutions to Transnet failings
Business
/ 7 February 2023

Coal miners knuckle down to find solutions to Transnet failings

According to the Minerals Council, logistical constraints induced by the railway’s setbacks have cost mining industry R51 billion in exports

By Sarah Smit
Minerals Council ‘encouraged’ by talks with Transnet after leaked letter
Business
/ 6 February 2023

Minerals Council ‘encouraged’ by talks with Transnet after leaked letter

Logistical constraints caused production to fall 6% in 2022, according to the mining industry employer organisation

By Sarah Smit
Strike sets Transnet back — again
Business
/ 12 October 2022

Strike sets Transnet back — again

The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company

By Sarah Smit
Once empowered, always empowered: Does the mining charter judgment rule out transformation?
Business
/ 2 October 2021

Once empowered, always empowered: Does the mining charter judgment rule out transformation?

Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel

By Sarah Smit
Mining industry vaccinates over 200 000 workers, mandatory vaccination not on the cards for now
Business
/ 23 September 2021

Mining industry vaccinates over 200 000 workers, mandatory vaccination not on the cards for now

Minerals Council aims to get 80% of its workforce vaccinated by November

By Marcia Zali
Vax passports: Business takes cues from government
Business
/ 12 September 2021

Vax passports: Business takes cues from government

The private sector, labour and government have been thrashing out ways to increase vaccinations and to restart the economy

By Sarah Smit
Green shoots for energy security, bad news for Eskom’s revenue
The Green Guardian
/ 9 August 2021

Green shoots for energy security, bad news for Eskom’s revenue

Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility

By Tunicia Phillips
Coal on a drive to delay its demise
The Green Guardian
/ 28 July 2021

Coal on a drive to delay its demise

The just transition that is currently being executed is a balance between energy security and climate change, according to one analyst

By Tunicia Phillips
Mining industry calls for investment during Indaba
Business
/ 4 February 2021

Mining industry calls for investment during Indaba

Despite the depressed economic environment, the mining industry contributed billions of rands to the economy last year, and can continue to do so if it focuses on environmental, social and governance issues

By Tshegofatso Mathe

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