Nationalisation debate not hurting investment – Shabangu

The controversial nationalisation debate was not eroding investment in the South Africa’s mining sector, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Wednesday.Based on the feedback from various sources including meetings during road shows...

Investor uncertainty over nationalisation justified − S Africa's Nogxina

Resources investors in Africa could have certainty regarding nationalisation in South Africa by July next year, Advocate Sandile Nogxina said on the sidelines of the Africa Downunder conference, in Perth. Nogxina, the former director-general in...

Judge says he will need time to consider ‘complex’ Sishen matter

Proceedings in the North Gauteng High Court, in Pretoria, to review the Department of Mineral Resources’ (DMR’s) decision to grant Imperial Crown Trading 289 (ICT) a prospecting right over 21.4% of the Sishen mine, in the Northern Cape,...

DMR's reference to criminal charges in civil Sishen review 'reckless'

Lawyers acting for Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) described the decision by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to air plans to criminally charge SIOC during a review of an application lodged by Imperial Crown Trading 289 (ICT) as "reckless"...

State to lay charges against Kumba for subverting of Act, manipulating officials

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is likely to lay charges against Kumba Iron Ore next week following revelations by Advocate Willie Vermeulen in the North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday that such charges were being prepared. Details...

Failure to ‘walk the talk’ sparked nationalisation debate

Outgoing director general of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) Sandile Nogxina on Tuesday advocated for South Africa to dig deep into its intellectual resources to deal with the debate on the nationalisation of mines. He said that slow...

DMR’s Nogxina to retire at the end of June

South African Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has confirmed that director-general Sandile Nogxina would retire at the end of the month. Nogxina has been at the helm of the Department of Mineral Resources and its predecessor, the...

Resources Watch

This week: Harmony Gold says South Africa needs to nurture gold mining’s future The NUM resolves to take up the cudgels against Anglo in the silicosis battle And, the DMR says there’s an ‘exciting’ new South African mining era ahead.

South African mining industry sprinting towards positive reform

The pace of the legislative reform being implemented for the South African mining sector has quickened into a dash for the finish line.

Avalanche of interest as SA’s minerals cadastre goes live on Internet

More than 1 000 registrations were recorded in the first three hours of South Africa’s impressive new minerals cadastre going live on Monday. The new Mineral Regulation Administration (Samrad) online system enables prospective minerals...

R15m centre to help support the disabled in KZN community

A R15-million facility, the Khayalethu Home of Love and Care for the disabled, will be built in KwaNzimakwe near Port Edward, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The project represents the collaboration between the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR),...

Russian miner, IDC to establish mining and prospecting fund in South Africa

Russian major diversified mining group OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (Norilsk) has signed a Declaration of Strategic Partnership with South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). According to the company, the “partnership aims at...