Mining-heavy SA industry group issues carbon tax warning

An industry lobby group comprising large mining groups and mineral processing companies is cautioning against the proposed introduction of a carbon tax in South Africa until South Africa has fully charted its abatement potential and the costs...

Silicosis case tests law's limit

Pending law suits concerning the compensation of ex-mineworkers who suffer from occupational lung diseases will test the limits of reparation legislation, and the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (Odmwa), in particular.

Mining merger mania to continue

lobalisation through mergers and acqui- sitions is set to continue in the mining environment. AMB Securities analyst Paul Smith says in the light of Anglo American’s takeover of Minorco it is not at all surprising to see the South African...

Zim mining expo

Zimbabwe’s yearly Mining, Engineering and Transport Expo, known as Mine-Entra,will take place in Bulawayo from July 27 to 29. Organised by the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company in Bulawayo, the official South African representative...