Minerals Council South Africa
latest news & developmentsEskom still backbone of economic recovery
Reliable and affordable energy, with predictable tariffs, is indispensable. Even so, it is significant that Eskom’s leadership recognises the central role it plays: without this…
Mining has life, in spite of hitches
The industry has the potential to grow if there is more investment in exploration projects
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Strike sets Transnet back — again
The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company