Toxic water level rises 
as government, miners 
bicker about the cost of cleaning up

Disputes between the government and mining companies over the cost of cleaning up the toxic water caused by mining, have led to the rapid rise in the water level following the partial closure of a water treatment plant outside Randfontein.

Mining magnate Patrice Motsepe makes Forbes’ list

Three South African names appear on this year's Forbes World Billionaires list, released late Wednesday. The names include Nicky Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert and mining magnate Patrice Motsepe - this country's first black billionaire....

DRDGold to seeks to expand below-Joburg concession

DRDGold Ltd., Africa's fourth-biggest gold producer, is seeking a fivefold increase in an exploration concession as it searches for metal two miles below Johannesburg, a city founded to exploit the world's largest gold field. The company wants to...

Pace of SA project announcements quickens

The level of new capital expenditure projects announced during the first half of 2005 remained robust, fuelled by a quickening momentum of new projects in anticipation of the 2010 soccer World Cup, a recent report by Nedbank Corporate's Economic...

Jewellery training comes to Soweto

One of the world’s leading gold producers Anglo Gold Ashanti has sponsored a jewellery workshop in Soweto, South Africa’s most populous black urban residential area.

Tyre firm confident of meeting charter goals

Tyre manufacturer Goodyear South Africa said at the weekend that it was confident of being able to help mining companies fulfill the objectives of the mining charter.

From Soweto to the CSO

Entering the new millennium will demand a fine balance between all the participants in the diamond industry, from mining to retail level.