Daily podcast – November 3, 2009

A mineworker at Gold Fields' Kloof mine, near Carletonville, died during the Monday night shift; and Zambia's Chambishi Metals will restart production this week.

Daily podcast – August 17, 2009

Shanduka reports that three workers have been injured in an underground explosion at its Springlake coal mine, in KwaZulu-Natal; and Chambishi Metals will delay restarting production until September.

Daily podcast – March 23, 2009

In today's podcast: an urgent application is brought in the Pretoria High Court to extend the powers of liquidators in dealing with the provisional liquidation of the cash-strapped Pamodzi Gold's Orkney gold-mining operations; and Chambishi Metals...

Power disruptions to cut Zambia mine tax earnings

Zambia is unlikely to collect a projected $415-million from new mining taxes this year because of disruptions in power supply, which cut production in the copper and cobalt mines, a senior official said. The new tax regime, which came into effect...

Power blackout disrupts Zambia copper operations

A second nationwide power failure within 48-hours disrupted Zambia's copper operations, forcing companies to suspend production at various mines, officials said on Tuesday.

Black-empowered gold-mine partnership is beginning to unravel

The short-lived partnership between Dr Paseka Ncholo’s black-economically-empowered mining company Khumo Bathong and German billionaire Claas Daun’s Daun et Cie is ending, Mining Weekly can today report.

Ncholo quits ERPM gold mine

Khumo Bathong chairperson Dr Paseka Ncholo has quit as chairperson and director of the 109-year-old East Rand Proprietary Mine (ERPM) in Boksburg.

ERPM mulls options as water subsidy is withheld

East Rand gold mining company East Rand Proprietary Mines is in discussion with the Department of Minerals and Energy over the State's decision to withhold a monthly pump subsidy – and should talks fail to reach a resolution, the mine might...

A Harmony in waiting, says new black partner

The creation of a “Harmony” out of Durban Roodepoort Deep (DRD) is possible, says Khumo Bathong chairperson Dr Paseka Ncholo, whose company is DRD’s new black empowerment partner.

R42m expenditure by once-moribund gold-mine

The 109-year-old gold-mine, East Rand Proprietary Mine (ERPM) of Boksburg, has burst into profit for the first time since being bought out of liquidation two years ago.

All the labour cards placed openly on bargaining table

Employees at East Rand Proprietary Mine (ERPM) have a benevolent human resources (HR) manager in the form of Andrew Weir whose principles of honesty, openness, participation and complete transparency are refreshing to the historically troubled...

German investor's R140m lifeline

Trust and responsibility are the two principles which guide German venture capitalist Claas Daun, in all his entrepreneurial dealings.