Infrasors transfers listing to JSE main board

By moving its listing from the AltX to the JSE, infrastructure materials group Infrasors has taken the next step in its growth path to becoming a mature mining company, CEO Trevor Robinson said on Monday. The company, which listed on the AltX in...

Coal still the way forward

In an interview with Mining Weekly, petrochemicals giant Sasol CEO Pat Davies spoke about the group's coal-to-liquids project in China and the ongoing role of the use of coal for energy. In a discussion with Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer,...

Offspring of South Africa’s iconic struggle veterans 
take to the gold stage

The offspring of the iconic Nelson Mandela and South African President Jacob Zuma have taken to the stage in South Africa’s ever-changing gold-mining industry.

Initiating a ‘new golden struggle’ is Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa...

16/10/2009 (On-The-Air)

A new South African platinum mine; a quarter of all the world's 3-Series BMW's will be built in South Africa and not Germany; and motorists are now going to have to prepay to use the countries array of new tolled freeways.

Aurora destined to be major gold player – Zondwa Mandela

The soon-to-be-listed Aurora Empowerment Systems was destined to be a major gold player, Zondwa Mandela, Nelson Mandela's grandson, said on Wednesday as he clinched another significant gold acquisition and revealed, under questioning, that he had...

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: we provide a progress report on the Soccer City construction; some links in the Gauteng freeway project will be completed for 2010; and, Zimbabwe relies on mining to kick-start its economy.

18/09/2009 (On-The-Air)

In this broadcast: A new multi-billion-rand wave energy project is under investigation in the Western Cape; Limpopo province has become South Africa's Fortress of the North with 50 new fighter aircraft; The world is scrambling to get its hands on...

Eskom’s Godsell seeking new deal with aluminium smelters, as secured with coal-miners

Eskom is going all out to strike a new deal with its commodity-and-currency-linked customers and points to the success the State-owned utility has had with its coal-miner suppliers as a beacon of hope.

Assore FY earnings jump to R3,2bn

JSE-listed mining holding company Assore’s headline earnings for the 2009 financial increased by 6,8% to R3,2-billion. The company attributed the improved performance to an increase in the earnings of its 50%-held chrome, iron-ore and manganese...

Mandela/Zuma company bids R215m for Pamodzi Gold Orkney, preserves jobs

Black economic-empowerment company Aurora Empowerment Systems, of which President Jacob Zuma's nephew Khulubuse Zuma is chairperson and Nelson Mandela's grandson Zondwa Mandela is MD, has bid R215-million for the provisionally liquidated assets of...

Merafe reports R84m interim loss

JSE-listed ferrochrome producer Merafe Resources reported a loss of R84,2-million in the six months ended June, compared with a profit of R602,4-million a year earlier. The company posted headline loss a share of 3c for the period under review,...

IFM raises R284m, sees end to ferrochrome destocking

Ferrochrome producer International Ferro Metals (IFM), which has raised R284-million (£22,2m), reports a general shortage of ferrochrome and an apparent end to the destocking cycle. "What we're experiencing is a general shortage of ferrochrome,"...