Resources Watch

9th April 2015 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Resources Watch

Welcome to Creamer Media’s Resources Watch, a weekly video round-up of the events and people making and shaping the news in the mining industry.

This week:
Power problems offer platinum a huge demand opportunity.
And, Some R450-million has been paid to former miners in the past year.

The electricity crisis is offering South Africa’s demand-hungry platinum mining companies a major opportunity to stimulate the offtake of platinum.

Department of Trade and Industry chief director infrastructure investment support Kaya Ngqaka

In the past year, R450-million in claims have been paid to former Southern African miners to compensate them for unpaid pension, provident fund and service-award benefits.

Southern Africa Trust executive director Bhekinkosi Moyo

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