South Deep
latest news & developments
Mechanisation is still to come into its own in South Africa’s gold industry
Gold Fields’ South Deep hopes to turn the situation around with its super driller and indications are that extraction will shift from 85% to 93%.
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
Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable electricity supply
Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable coal-generated electricity supply