René Hochreiter

Position: Director AllanHochreiter Main activity of company: Mining finance Date and place of birth: Austrian parents, but born Adana, Turkey, September 15, 1957

Exxaro bid for African Iron ASX’s worst-kept secret

Exxaro’s February 14-deadlined cash offer for the ASX-listed African Iron turned out to be one of the ASX's worst kept secrets. It was splashed over the global media a good two days before the official announcement. Even Mining Weekly Online...

A brief history of the Jagersfontein diamond mine

The history of diamond mining in South Africa has largely been dominated by the narrative of the discovery and development of the De Beers and Kimberley diamondiferous kimberlite pipes and, to a lesser extent, the Bultfontein and Dutoitspan...

Wim de Klerk

Position: Finance director of Exxaro since 2009 Main activity of the company: Mining and beneficiation Date and place of birth: October 26,1963, Vryburg Education: BCom (Hons) Acc, University of Pretoria; Chartered Accountant (SAICA); Executive...

SA Minister concerned over mining near Mapungubwe

South Africa's Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has voiced concern over the awarding of an "unconditional" new order mining right to emerging coal mining company Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) for the Vele project near...

Acquisition a positive asset for diversified resource group

The acquisition of heavy minerals mining and beneficiation company Namakwa Sands by diversified resources group Exxaro at the beginning of October has strategically positioned the company "as one of the world's top three suppliers of high-grade...

South Africa’s future will be better than its past - Leon

South Africa’s future would be better than its past, South Africa’s former Opposition Leader Tony Leon MP said on Monday. Leon told an audience at GIBS university in Johannesburg that “tomorrow will be better than it is today”.

Tourist attraction is home to world’s deepest pub

The world’s deepest pub is 226 m under ground, in Gold Reef City’s shaft 14, and has seen a few amazing events in its time.

SA's Geoscience Council emerging as asset for Africa

South Africa’s science council for the earth sciences, the Council for Geoscience (CGS), has become the main centre for promoting and developing geological and related expertise over much of the African continent, and is active in many...