Potential CSG framework delays may hurt foreign investment

Commercial law firm Middletons has warned that a delay in the federal government’s harmonized framework for the coal seam gas (CSG) industry could affect foreign investment in the sector. Speaking to Mining Weekly Online, special council Clive...

Eskom calls for urgent ‘guidance’ on its role in energy plan

The head of State-owned power utility Eskom has called for urgent “guidance” from Energy Minister Dipuo Peters on the implementation of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity, including the role that Eskom will play in...

Yellowcake to top $80/lb by ’14 – Forsys boss

Namibia-focused uranium junior Forsys Metals on Thursday said it was rapidly advancing studies to consolidate its Valencia and Namibplaas landholdings to potentially develop the world’s next significant uranium mine. The Toronto-, Frankfurt-...

11/05/2012 (On-The-Air)

Yet another black-controlled manganese mine is being built in South Africa’s richly endowed Kalahari Manganese Basin; The first major step has now been taken towards the realisation of an ambitious new South African dream – the local...

Global consultancy group to showcase services

With decades of experience in West Africa – and a regional office now operating in Accra, Ghana, engineering consultants SRK Consulting will exhibit at the West African Mining and Power Exhibition (Wampex) to showcase its range of mining and...

SA to remain heavily reliant on coal – analyst

Coal remains vital to the South African economy and would not soon be replaced as the main energy source, delegates heard at the Coaltrans South Africa conference in Sandton on Thursday. South Africa, which has an estimated 33.1-billion tons of...

Botswana to open bids for coal-fired plants - official

Botswana will issue a tender this year for two 300 MW coal-fired power plants to be built by independent producers to meet rising demand in the landlocked southern African country, a senior government official said on Wednesday. One of the...

Company Announcement: Commissioning of Eskom's Railway Line To Tutuka Power Station

Eskom has today commissioned a newly refurbished railway line from Standerton to Tutuka Power Station’s coal stockyard.

Company Announcement: Anglo American Platinum Limited pioneers fuel cell technology in underground mining

Demonstrating its commitment to the mitigation of climate change and sustainable mining, Anglo American Platinum Limited (Anglo American Platinum) today launched a platinum-based fuel cell powered mine locomotive prototype.

Miner evaluating renewable-energy generation for US mine

Canada-based American Vanadium has engaged engineering and construction management services supplier Hanlon Engineering to evaluate the installation of renewable energy generation for its Gibellini mine, in central Nevada.

Safety stops, skills turnover weigh on RBPlat output

JSE-listed Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) said on Wednesday Section 54 safety stoppages had cost it an estimated 61 618 t in lost output in the first quarter, compared with 28 925 t a year earlier. The midtier platinum group metals (PGMs) miner...

Nuclear expansion to create mining, construction jobs

Expanding South Africa’s nuclear power industry would boost job creation, particularly in the uranium mining and construction sectors, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said at the National Union of Mineworkers' (NUM’s) Nuclear Energy Workshop, in...