Rio Tinto prioritises education funding

In line with the Mining Charter, diversified mining company Rio Tinto states that it is committed to making contributions towards ensuring that children are better informed about career opportunities in the mining and energy sectors.

Richards Bay Minerals signs R4,5bn black empowerment deal

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), a 50:50 joint venture (JV) between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, on Thursday announced the final signing of agreements for its 26% broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) deal, worth some R4,5-billion. The deal...

‘Great era of opportunity' for ‘still-growing' Africa - Anglo American

The present was a "great era of opportunity" for the "still-growing" Africa to "rise and shine", Anglo American South Africa head Kuseni Dlamini said on Wednesday. Kuseni told the Africa Investment Forum 2008 in Johannesburg that the continent...

Richards Bay Minerals to sell 26% to black investors, staff

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), equally owned by mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, announced on Friday it would sell 24% of the firm to a black economic empowerment consortium and 2% to its employees.

Jewellery-making skills project launched

Beneficiation and skills development, two key aspects of South Africa’s mining charter, form the heart of a newly-launched project on the East Rand.

Gauteng’s massives

South Deep represents one of the largest remaining single gold reserves in the world – and it’s appropriately in the province of Gauteng, the place of gold, only 62 km from Johannesburg city and accessible on a multi-lane freeway.