Sishen Iron Ore Company

Iron ore takes Kathu from boom to bust in five years

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Apr 2016

The fickle nature of commodities is shown starkly in the Northern Cape town of Kathu, whose fortunes rise and fall with the iron ore price.

Song of the desert road

Article Kevin Davie - 4 Aug 2015

Kevin Davie embarks on his quest to find a suitable route using the back roads from Johannesburg to the Cape.

Kumba first-half profit falls 16% as iron-ore prices slump

Article Andre Janse & Van Vuuren - 22 Jul 2014

The Anglo American unit which had enjoyed sky-high iron ore prices in the past now faces a decline in profits as the metal price drops.

Concourt puts Sishen mining right dispute to bed

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Dec 2013

One of South Africa's most complex mining rights battles has finally been settled by the Constitutional Court.

Kumba, ArcelorMittal deal will revive Thabazimbi mine

Article Thalia Holmes - 5 Nov 2013

After a lengthy legal battle, Kumba and ArcelorMittal have finally signed an agreement that will ensure the long-term sustainable supply of iron ore.

Kumba needs new permit to access Sishen mine reserves

Article Andre Janse & Van Vuuren - 15 Oct 2013

A member of the Anglo American group, Kumba Iron Ore, says it needs a new mining permit to access about a third of reserves at its Sishen mine.

ICT asks Concourt to ‘correct’ SCA ruling on Sishen mine

Article Sarah Evans - 4 Sep 2013

Imperial Crown Trading says the appeal court's interpretation of an Act that resulted in Sishen Iron Ore repossessing rights at Sishen mine was wrong.

SCA dismisses Sishen challenge

Article Sapa - 29 Mar 2013

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the Sishen Iron Ore Company is the exclusive holder of a converted mining right on Sishen Mine properties.

Breytenbach disciplinary hearing digs up mine dirt

Article Sally Evans & Sam Sole - 18 Jan 2013

Fight over Sishen Iron Ore has taken centre stage in case against prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach.

Government may impose export tax on iron ore, steel

Article Lynley Donnelly - 6 Dec 2012

The government may be looking to implement export taxes on iron ore and steel products, it announced in a post Cabinet briefing.

Editorial: We’d like to trust Zuma, but …

Article Editorial - 19 Oct 2012

President Jacob Zuma this week announced the first concrete measures aimed at bringing the violent illegal strikes that have flared up under control.

Demands escalate as strikers go for broke

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Oct 2012

Workers have held Sishen mine hostage with demands far higher than their peers elsewhere. The developments have left the company dumbfounded.

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