Shabangu withdraws Xolobeni mining licence

South African Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has withdrawn the mining licence granted to Transworld Energy and Minerals (TEM) in 2008, to mine for titanium-bearing minerals near Xolobeni on the Eastern Cape Wild Coast. The Minister...

Xolobeni appeal hearings cancelled

The hearings involving interested parties appealing a decision to grant Transworld Energy Minerals (TEM) a licence to mine heavy minerals from the dunes near Xolobeni on the Wild Coast, scheduled to take place this week, were cancelled. The...

Anti-mining group appeals Xolobeni mining right

The Minerals and Mining Development board, which advises the Minister of Mineral Resources, would next week hear oral submissions from interested parties appealing a decision to grant Transworld Energy Minerals (TEM) a licence to mine heavy...

Regulations seemingly ignored in Xolobeni mining rights case

In a highly controversial move, mining entity Transworld Energy Minerals (TEM), a subsidiary of Australian group Mineral Resource Commodities (MRC), was granted the right to mine the heavy minerals sand deposits in the Kwanyana block of the...

‘No-go’ green areas identified in mineral sands mining plan

A controversial and environmentally-sensitive multimillion-dollar heavy-minerals project being scrutinised by an Australian-controlled company in Xolobeni could create hundreds of jobs and stimulate economic development in this remote and poor...

Oz miner announces BEE deal for Xolobeni project

Australia’s Mineral Commodities said it has passed a key milestone with its Xolobeni Mineral Sands project in South Africa, announcing an agreement with a community-based black economic empowerment (BEE) partner for a potential two-stage...

Oz miner denies bribery allegations

Australian-based Mineral Commodities last week confirmed that its ongoing community consultation process, in relation to the Xolobeni Mineral Sand Project in the Eastern Cape Province, was being conducted in an open, transparent and ethical manner...

Backing for E Cape mineral-sands project

Australian company Mineral Commodities has received final approvals to secure a key investment by the South African Export Development Fund (SAEDF) which is expected to underpin the funding and development of the world class Xolobeni mineral sands...