Company Announcement: Kumba Iron Ore sows Seeds of Hope

Kumba Iron Ore (Kumba), a business unit of global miner Anglo America, has announced that it is investing R3.5 million in The Sunflower Fund’s drive to expand the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) to improve the chances of patients with...

Court hearing into high-profile Sishen rights case begins

The much anticipated court hearing involving the Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC), ArcelorMittal South Africa (Mittal), Imperial Crown Trading 289 (ICT) and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) kicked off in the North Gauteng High Court, in...

DMR offices raided in prospecting rights investigation

The Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, raided the offices of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) in Pretoria and Kimberley on Wednesday. Spokesperson McIntosh Polela told Mining Weekly Online the...

Mittal expects to make N Cape iron-ore mine call by end Aug

Steel group ArcelorMittal South Africa (Mittal) expects to complete its due diligence of a modest-sized iron-ore prospect in the Northern Cape by the end of August and has indicated that such small-scale developments are likely to be central to...

SA to insist that Kumba honours cost-plus iron-ore deal

The South African government will not allow 21,4% of the most productive iron-ore mine in the country, Sishen, in the Northern Cape, to be “frittered away” in the form of additional unprocessed exports, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob...

Mittal seeks roll over of interim iron-ore deal with Kumba

The head of steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (Mittal) said on Tuesday that she expected that an interim iron-ore supply agreement between it and Kumba Iron Ore (Kumba), which is due to expire on July 31, would be rolled over for the...

DMR defends Sishen rights adjudication, welcomes legal actions

South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has rejected allegations of bias in its adjudication of iron-ore mining rights applications in the Northern Cape, and reiterated its position that the Sishen Iron Ore Company’s (SIOC’s)...

Fatigue management pilot under way at Kolomela mine

Mining giant Kumba Iron Ore (Kumba) is implementing a fatigue management system pilot project at its Kolomela mine, near Postmasburg, in the Northern Cape.

Mittal hints at BEE changes as it monitors ICT legal challenge

JSE-listed steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (Mittal) hinted for the first time on Tuesday that it might alter the composition of its proposed R9-billion black economic-empowerment (BEE) deal, which has been heavily criticised by minority...

Now Mineral Resources Minister must turn step change into sea change

Turnaround Tuesday was crucial for South Africa's mining industry and for South Africa's reputation as an investment destination.

Second Take: AMSA's dispute with Kumba

We speak about steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa's dispute with miner Kumba Iron Ore.

Australian iron-ore minnow 
eyeing 2Mt/y by 2011

Australian iron-ore minnow FerrAus is working towards becoming a mid-tier producer of two million tons a year by 2011.