Resources Watch

30th 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:
Minister Lynne Brown moves to stabilise Eskom leadership with appointment of Brian Molefe as acting CEO.
And, a new dust buster initiative sounds the potential death knell for the silicosis scourge.

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown announced that Transnet's Brian Molefe had been seconded as acting CEO of Eskom, with immediate effect.

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown

A spectacular new dust control system announced at a Chamber of Mines (CoM) of South Africa conference on Monday is described as the closest the industry has come to a silver bullet to put an end to the curse of silicosis and other lung diseases that have plagued the South African mining industry for more than a century.

Impala Platinum CEO and programme sponsor Terence Goodlace

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