April 07
South Africa: Mining Sector Seeks Next Breakthrough in Reducing Falls of Ground Fatalities
South Africa's mining sector is digging for further breakthroughs in reducing falls of ground deaths after a regression last year from a record low in 2022. Read more »
April 04
South Africa: Harmony, Unions Strike Gold With Historic Five-Year Wage Pact
Harmony Gold signed a historic inflation-linked five-year wage agreement with five unions on Thursday, the day after the precious metal's price hit a record high. The deal should… Read more »
South Africa: While the People Are Desperate for Jobs, the Country Is Rapidly Deindustrialising
ArcelorMittal South Africa is acutely aware of the severe consequences of winding down the Long Steel business on the economy and in particular, on employment in SA. Read more »
March 19
South Africa: Diamond Dealer Louis Liebenberg Helps Boost Mk's Gauteng Fortunes
The uMkhonto Wesizwe party, led by former President Jacob Zuma, is making inroads in Gauteng. Read more »
March 14
South Africa: Mixed Bag - SA's January Mining Output Slumps, but Manufacturing Grows
The first big data bite of the industrial arms of South Africa's economy for 2024 showed a melange, with mining production falling in January while manufacturing output gained… Read more »
February 28
South Africa: Harmony Gold Churns Out the Cash, Boosted By World's Deepest Gold Mine
Record gold prices have flowed directly to the bottom line of Harmony Gold, which posted a record free cash flow and dividend for the first half of its financial year. Much of this… Read more »
South Africa: Thousands Join Occupational Lung Diseases Class Action As Mining Firms Oppose Certification Application
While thousands of former and current coal miners have joined a class action against companies regarding occupational lung diseases, spearheaded by human rights lawyer Richard… Read more »
February 15
South Africa: In a Rare Show of Transparency, Dmre Updates Mining Applications Process On Social Media
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on Thursday updated the application process for mining rights of various stripes in the current financial year. It seems a lot of… Read more »
January 09
South Africa: Gold One Fires 445 Over Hostage Dramas While Implats Grants Reprieve to 'Instigators'
Gold One has fired 445 employees for allegedly taking part in a pair of underground wildcat strikes at its mining operations in Springs, a move that may stoke tensions. Meanwhile,… Read more »
November 30, 2023
South Africa: Impala Platinum Mine Begins Slow Reboot After Accident Leaves 12 Dead, 74 Injured
The death toll from the Impala Platinum (Implats) tragedy has risen to 12 after one of the 75 employees injured in the conveyance cage accident died in hospital. Operations at the… Read more »
November 29, 2023
South Africa: Failure of Emergency Protocol Led to Death of 11 Miners After 'Rapid Descent' of Conveyance Cage
The conveyance cage that takes workers down a mine shaft and back to the surface is generally one of the safest places to be underground. That's one reason the Impala Platinum… Read more »
November 23, 2023
South Africa: Former Coal Miners From Limpopo Launch Class Action Against Exxaro
'There are occupational exposure limits that the mines are obligated to comply with, but we have seen across the board that these limits have not been complied with,' says an… Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Africa: NUM Terminates Closed-Shop Agreement At East Rand's Gold One As Violence Continues
The National Union of Mineworkers has terminated its closed-shop agreement - which excludes minority unions from bargaining - at Gold One in the face of fresh violence following… Read more »
November 09, 2023
South Africa: Dismal September Mining and Manufacturing Data Bode Ill for Third-Quarter GDP
Diamonds led the fall in mining production, with a plunge in output of 61.4% year on year in September. This comes against the backdrop of a global slump in prices and demand. Read more »
November 06, 2023
South Africa: Sibanye in Five-Year Wage Deal With AMCU and NUM
Diversified metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater said on Monday it had reached a five-year wage agreement with Amcu and NUM at its Kroondal platinum mine in North West. This is a big… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Africa: Continent Is Key Source of Minerals for Global Energy Transition - But There Are Hidden Dangers
If Africa is to successfully exploit its critical mineral endowments, it must navigate a complex geopolitical environment, manage important policy trade-offs and foster regional… Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: Anglo American, Coal Producers to Be Slapped With Class Action Over Miners' Lung Diseases
In an effort to rectify mining injustices, human rights lawyers at Richard Spoor Inc have filed a class action suit against some of South Africa's biggest mining companies, on… Read more »
October 24, 2023
South Africa: 'Mr X's' Testimony At Lily Mine Inquest Paints Chilling Picture of Illegal Mining Facilitated By Employees
The findings from the Lily Mine inquest included first-hand accounts of the mine's collapse in 2016 as well as extensive allegations of illegal mining, which was allegedly… Read more »
October 23, 2023
South Africa: Gold One Mine 'Hostage' Drama Signals Possible End of NUM-AMCU Honeymoon
More than 500 National Union of Mineworkers members are allegedly being 'held hostage' at the Gold One mine on the East Rand by the rival Association of Mineworkers and… Read more »
South Africa: New Push for Coal Mine On Kruger National Park Boundary Raises Alarm
An obscure mining company has revived a rejected proposal under a new name - and Kruger management says it has been kept in the dark about an environmental impact assessment that… Read more »
October 19, 2023
South Africa: Police, Govt Department and Mine Owners 'All Contributed to Deaths' in Horror 2016 Collapse - Inquest
An inquest into the deaths of mineworkers Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda found that they probably died on the day the ground collapsed under a container at Lily… Read more »
October 09, 2023
South Africa: Crime, Corruption, Power Crisis and Logistical Deficits Mean Deep Trouble for SA's Mining Sector
Tipping over the edge will affect not only the South African, but the global economy, given the country's resources riches. And SA's metals and minerals are crucial to addressing… Read more »
October 04, 2023
South Africa: Lay-Offs in PGM Sector Are 'Inevitable' As Prices Sink and Costs Soar - Sibanye-Stillwater CEO
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman has warned of 'inevitable' lay-offs in South Africa's platinum group metals (PGMs) sector in the face of prices which have collapsed from… Read more »
September 18, 2023
South Africa: Venetia Diamond Mine Suspends Operations After At Least 20 Die in a Bus and Truck Collision
De Beers' Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo has suspended operations after at least 20 people died when a truck and a bus transporting miners to work collided. Authorities are still… Read more »
September 14, 2023
South Africa: SA Mining Output Falls in July and Manufacturing Growth Slows, Signalling Fragile Start for Q3 GDP
As rolling power cuts intensified in September, data this week showed that the economy's industrial arms got off to a faltering start in the third quarter (Q3) of this year. Mining… Read more »