Environmental impact is responsibility of mining houses

Mining, by definition, has an adverse impact on the environment, says legal firm Deneys Reitz mining department director Otsile Matlou.

Coal-bed-methane-based energy production will be relatively enviro friendly – attorney

The value of coal-bed methane (CBM), the methane gas trapped in the coal seam formed over millions of years as part of the coal process, should not be underestimated as it could be a valuable and cheap source of alternative energy, reports law...

New acquisitions and foreign investment in minerals sector

Law firm Bowman Gilfillan partner practising in mining, regulatory and environmental law Claire Tucker says there are a fair amount of new acquisitions and foreign investors acquiring interests in the South African mineral sector.

New-order mining rights four years into new mining regime

Legal firm Bowman Gilfillan partner practising in mining, regulatory and environmental law Claire Tucker and associate Twaambo Muleza say that the implementation of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) radically transformed...

Long-running soda-ash case on track for July hearing

The longest-running Competition Commission case may finally come to a head in July, when the Competition Tribunal will hear the merits of the nine-year-old Ansac-Botash legal tussle.

FSB to probe Gold Fields takeover report

The South African Financial Services Board (FSB) will launch a preliminary investigation into the reports of a takeover bid from a mysterious US financier, which sent gold-major Gold Fields share price to a seven-month high on Wednesday. FSB...

Junior-miner raises DRC copper funding

Junior-miner Metorex this week announced that it has raised $40-million for a mining investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo.