Anglo American Platinum
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Energy apartheid: Mining companies transition without justice
Anglo Platinum has invested in renewable energy but ignored the local community’s proposals for socially-owned clean energy
Anglo American rejects ‘unattractive’ BHP bid
The company’s chairman, Stuart Chambers, described the proposal as ‘opportunistic’
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
The mining industry’s role in addressing the climate crisis and the just energy transition
Africa must capitalise on the shift to renewable energy, and process its minerals instead of just exporting them
Commodities ‘bail out’ South African economy, but chronic structural woes remain
The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
Platinum records for South African mines
The miners are in a comfortable position as the world creeps towards a lower-carbon future
Department warns mines to comply
Estimates hint that the scaling down of work in response to Covid-19 will result in a sharp drop in production in April and by 4.5% for the year
Mines print money as metals boom
Kumba and Anglo Platinum are sitting in a sweet spot but it remains to be seen how long it will last
Amcu inks R14 000 deal
The agreement could lay the foundation for a showdown in the platinum sector ahead of further negotiations
Death ends Sara Tsebe’s mine battle
She feared being moved away from the land she loved and the only home she had ever known
Lives in limbo as despair seeps into mining ghost town
Jobless residents who were dependent on the shuttered Bokoni mine are battling to survive. They have now asked the government to step in
The last people stand alone in the face of platinum’s bulldozers
The land is their connection to those who came before them, which they hold in trust on behalf of their children, their children’s children and beyond
Platinum mining a guessing game for investors
As Anglo disposes of its Rustenberg mines, other companies are betting that the troubled metal will yield dividends further down the line.
The PIC favours platinum shares over gold
Despite tough times of late for South Africa’s platinum sector the Public Investment Corporation is betting on the precious metals’ comeback.
Sibanye doubtful of imminent platinum purchase as Anglo stalls
The gold miner is interested in buying troubled platinum operations but has found Anglo American to be moving at a slower-than-anticipated pace.