Survey shows strong hiring trend in SA mining

International management and professional recruitment specialist Antal reports that its quarterly survey of hiring and firing trends in some of the world’s most important employment markets, has found that the engineering and mining sector in...

Company Announcement: NSW Budget must focus on public infrastructure investment in our mining regions

Infrastructure investment in our mining regions, funding for exploration, and certainty around royalties must be priorities for the State Government’s next Budget, according to the NSW Minerals Council.

Anglo launches R4.2bn Zibulo coal mine, to reach full output in Q3

Diversified miner Anglo American's newly launched R4.2-billion Zibulo Colliery near Ogies, in Mpumalanga, will reach its targeted output of eight-million tons a year by the third quarter of this year, thermal coal CEO Norman Mbazima said...

$35m, seven-year project loan facility to fund the Penumbra

Africa-focused coal mining investment and production company Continental Coal Limited (CCL) has confirmed that its South African subsidiary has executed binding loan documentation with Absa Capital, a division of financial services group Absa Bank...

Company Announcement: Kumba appoints new CFO

Kumba Iron Ore Limited today announces the appointment of Frikkie Kotzee as Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 June 2012. Frikkie, who is currently the Group Financial Director of African Oxygen Limited, replaces Vincent Uren, who resigned at...

Morocco office to enable ground-level support

International legal practice Norton Rose Group is confident that its fifth African office opened in Casablanca, Morocco in October last year, will strengthen its African footprint.

02/12/2011 (On-The-Air)

Some very interesting news coming through, good news for some 6 200 iron-ore workers; Canada prepares to take on Botswana in the new fight for world diamond dominance; and COP 17 dominating headlines this week

Zim miners moan about ‘exorbitant’ taxes and bank charges

Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines says government should review its mining tax regime, arguing that government taxes and levies alone account for 15% of mining companies' total costs.

Zimbabwe mining sector grows, but challenges remain

Zimbabwe is endowed with significant coal resources, particularly in the north-west and southern regions, and it has been estimated that, while the country has not yet been fully explored and developed, it holds about 26 500-million tons of...

Zimbabwe mining sector grows, but uncertainty and challenges remain

Zimbabwe is endowed with significant coal resources, particularly in the north-west and southern regions, and it has been estimated that, while the country has not yet been fully explored and developed, it holds about 26 500-million tons of...

Chartwell assists in roll-out of home ownership programme at Northam

Financial services and entrepreneurial company Chartwell Group, which specialises in housing finance solutions for the mining industry, besides others, reports it has assisted in the roll out of a multimillion-rand employee home ownership...

ASX merger with Singapore blocked on ‘national interest’ grounds

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan on Friday officially prohibited the merger of the ASX and the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Swan said the Australian government's longstanding policy was to welcome foreign investment in Australia, but added that such...