Court halts tungsten dig, new call for chrome tax, platinum mining right

The Cape High Court has granted an interim interdict to stop tungsten prospecting; South African ferrochrome aspirant Ruukki has added its voice to the debate on the export of raw chrome; and Canada’s Platinum Group Metals has been granted...

Switchgear facility to open gates to mining sector

US industrial group General Electric (GE) expects the R10-million expansion of its energy division GE Energy’s low-voltage switchgear manufacturing centre to create the platform the company needs to extend its offering into the mining arena.

Govt pledges €16bn in support of German coal

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said this week the government would provide around €16-billion ($18,37-billion) until 2012 to support Germany's coal industry, as it is run down, over the coming decade.