A Call for Sustainable Mining in South Africa

While the Mining Indaba, currently under way in Cape Town, South Africa has highlighted the role of women in the mining industry, Gold Fields chairwoman Mamphela Ramphele has called for sustainable mining and for the traditional way of mining in the country to be done away with.

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  • Africa:   Women Stand Tall at Mining Indaba

    SA Info, 6 February 2013

    Susan Shabangu, South Africa's minister of mineral resources, chose to highlight the role of women in the mining industry in her keynote address at the 2013 Investing in African… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Cabinet Mulls Economy, Development

    SA Info, 6 February 2013

    The state of South Africa's economy and the implementation of the country's National Development Plan will top the agenda at the special four-day Cabinet meeting which began in… Read more »

  • Zambia:   Vedanta to Showcase At SA Indaba

    Times of Zambia, 6 February 2013

    VEDANTA Resources, which has operations in Zambia through Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), will use this week's Mining Indaba in Cape Town, to showcase recent developments within its… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Govt Committed to Thriving Mining Industry

    Biz-Community, 6 February 2013

    The government of South Africa is committed to creating a thriving and successful mining industry, the Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu said yesterday. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Development Plan 'Calls for Co-Operation'

    SA Info, 5 February 2013

    South Africans are an argumentative lot - and the country's problems become amplified simply because we shout past each other, National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel told… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Govt 'Committed to Future of SA Mining'

    SA Info, 5 February 2013

    The government is ready to work with mining to build a South African industry that is "resurgent, resilient and able to function successfully to its full potential," Mineral… Read more »

  • Angola:   Angola At International Mining Conference

    ANGOP, 1 February 2013

    Angola will attend the 19th International Mining Conference (Mining Indaba) from February 4-7 in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more »

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