Amadiba Crisis Committee turns to Public Protector over Xolobeni

The Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC), which is opposed to mining of the mineral sands near Xolobeni on the Wild Coast, has called for the intervention of the Public Protector, owing to the Department of Mineral Resources’ (DMR’s) failure to make...

Shabangu delays Xolobeni decision by one month to April 25

A decision on whether or not heavy mineral mining would proceed at Xolobeni on the Wild Coast was further delayed as the Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu failed to meet a previously stipulated decision deadline of March 25. The Amadiba...

Shabangu to decide fate of Xolobeni in next 30 days

Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu would make a decision, within 30 days, on whether or not mining of heavy minerals, at the Xolobeni mine on the Wild Coast of South Africa, could proceed. This followed the Amadiba Crisis Committee’s...

More hearings on Xolobeni mine scheduled for Feb

A second task team would be established to hear oral presentations by parties affected by the proposed heavy minerals mine in Xolobeni, which is located on the South African Wild Coast. The hearings would be held at the Department of Mineral...

Xolobeni mineral sands project, South Africa

A previously conducted mining study has concluded that the deposit is economically viable, with a mine life of about 22 years.

Xolobeni task team completes report, but process being questioned

The task team established to advise the Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu on the proposed heavy minerals mine at Xolobeni on South Africa's Wild Coast has submitted its report and recommendations to the Director General and a final...

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...

DME to nail down titanium project rights issue by early June

South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) spokesperson Bheki Khumalo tells Mining Weekly that the issue of the mining right for the Xolobeni titanium bearing minerals mine on the Wild Coast, will be finalised by the end of May or...

MRC gets mining right for SA mineral sands project

The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) has confirmed that ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) has reached “final sign off” and conversion of mining rights for the Tormin mineral sands project on the west coast of South Africa. The...

MRC issues shares to fund Tormin mineral sands project

ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) has issued over 18-million new ordinary shares to fund the initial development stages of its Tormin mineral sands project, on the west coast of South Africa. The company issued the shares at A$0,02 apiece,...

DME delays official signing of Xolobeni mining right

The official signing and granting of the Xolobeni heavy minerals mining right will not be executed on October 31, as initially envisaged, in light of the appeal process lodged against the granting of the mining right, Mining Weekly Online...

SA Minister urged to reconsider permitting approval for Wild Coast mine

A notice of appeal has been filed with the Minister of Minerals and Energy to suspend and appeal a decision to award a mining right to ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) to mine for titanium bearing minerals at the Xolobeni project area, along a...