South Africa’s AMD/wastewater is ‘mineable’ – Turton

Consideration should be given to studying the economic feasibility of “mining” South Africa’s problematic acid mine drainage (AMD) and wastewater for metals, minerals, salt and even hydrogen, says Touchstone Resources director Dr Anthony...

Teba employee trust ‘most generous known BBBEE’ – MD

The employee trust of mining recruitment company Teba is South Africa’s “most generous” broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE), says Teba MD Dr Graham Herbert. Owned 75% by former National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) president James...

Village plans North American road show to fund gold/antimony expansion

Diversified junior Village Main Reef plans to embark on a road show to North America to raise equity capital for further expansion of the Consolidated Murchison (Cons Murch) gold and antimony mine. Village intends selling ten million new shares...

Teba says less than 14% of workers on strike

Mining recruitment company Teba says that less than 14% of its workforce heeded day two of the strike, but the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) disputes the numbers. Only 68 employees – less than 14% of the total workforce of 503 and less...

New exploration consultancy doing work for SA’s Mmakau Mining in Zimbabwe

Consulting engineers and project management firm Read, Swatman and Voigt (RSV) have added a new linked enterprise to the company to focus on geology, environmental management and mine modelling.

New benchmark of black owners, black managers, black workers

A new black economic empowerment benchmark has been set in the South African mining business with the creation of the Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) mining company. This benchmark is made up of a combination of black ownership, black management...

Arm distributes R10,2m to community projects

Diversified South African mining group African Rainbow Minerals (Arm) will distribute a further R10,2-million in cash to community upliftment projects in South Africa. The funds would be distributed as the fourth dividend payout of Arm’s...

Foreigners snap up Royal Bafokeng Platinum shares

Despite South Africa's mine nationalisation talk, the strong demand for Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) shares from international investors shows continued confidence in South Africa as an investment destination. "What specifically made us very...

SA Metals Equity project, South Africa

The project will take advantage of South Africa's estimated 1,5-billion tons of iron-ore reserves embedded in disused mine dumps and other waste sites.

New Gold Fields housing complex to accommodate 100 employees, their families

South African gold mining company Gold Fields has opened a new employee housing project, in the in the Glenharvie community, near its Kloof Gold mine, as part of its R550-million, five -year housing programme.

AEMFC granted mining and prospecting rights

The state-owned African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation (AEMFC) has been granted one mining right and 27 prospecting rights, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Monday. In written reply to a question, she said nine...

Black equity in new iron project – National Empowerment Fund

South Africa's National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has secured a space for black equity by making an early investment in a proposed new pig-iron project. NEF's R10-million initial investment is in the unlisted SA Metals Equity, which is developing...