Outgoing Wesizwe CEO Solomon cleared of various allegations

South African junior miner Wesizwe Platinum on Wednesday cleared its outgoing CEO Mike Solomon of all allegations sprouting from an internal audit report in November 2009, through a forensic audit carried out by independent auditors Deloitte &...

Economic development of communities aided by close mine involvement

Mining companies that work closely with local communities have a greater positive effect on local economic development than companies that only sponsor or take over projects to meet their legal obligations to be allowed to mine in an area, says...

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.

Codes of good practice clash with Mining Charter

Although the South African mining industry has not experienced a setback following the implementation of the socioeconomic empowerment charter for the South African mining and minerals industry, incorporating broad-based black economic-empowerment...

Are environmental and social needs in conflict on mines?

The recent launch in Cape Town of the African Mining Partnership as an initiative of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) is evidence of the importance accorded to mining as a major driver for achieving fair economic...