South Africa Mining News

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  • PTM considers transition to hybrid mining method at Maseve - 2017/07/10
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• Petra wins plaudits but diamond prices worry - 02/12/2015
• CoAL signs MoU to sell $114m stake in Makhado - 02/12/2015
• Harmony Gold thrives as rand raises margin - 14/01/2016
• Richards Bay Coal Terminal sets new 75.4Mt export record - 19/01/2016
• Highest rand diamond prices imaginable for Ekapa - 01/12/2015
• Shanduka swears committment to Incwala - 07/11/2015
• Bushveld signs $600 000 deal for Brits project - 06/11/2015
• PTM secures $80m to advance Waterberg project - 03/11/2015
• Universal receives bid from another suitor - 02/11/2015
• Platinum mines may run short of water in 2016 - 06/11/2015
•  Shanduka to abandon 9% Lonmin stake - 05/11/2015
• South32 cuts SA aluminium output - 22/10/2015
• Froneman keeps door ajar on future deals - 19/10/2015
• India in talks to buy coal mines in South Africa, 19/10'/2015
• PetroSA says it remains a ‘going concern’ despite R14.6bn loss - 15/10/2015
• DiamondCorp to hold back on sales - 13/10/2015
• S Africa’s mining output growth slows to 3.8% y/y in Aug - 08/10/2015
• Sibanye bids R4bn for Aquarius Pt - 06/10/2015
• SA diamond sector dying on the vine - 05/10/2015
• BlueRock secures £400 000 to fund continuation of operations - 02/10/2015
• EFF seeks 60% State ownership of mines, govt as custodian of farmland - 29/09/2015
• SA's Altius launches Resgen board ouster - 29/09/2015
• South Africa: Strike At West Coast Sand Mine Turns Nasty - 24/09/2015
• South Africa: New Mining Minister, New Questions and Uncertainties - 24/09/2015
• South Africa: Shareholders Endorse Makhado Thermal Project - 21/09/2015
• Aquila seeks 'judicial review' after appeal fails -
• More uphill for Coal of Africa - 12/17/2014
• Aussie gold juniors battle in South Africa - 12/23/2014
•  Chrome, platinum prices likely to recover – Tharisa - 12/15/2014
• Broke Cons Murch antimony mine begins business rescue proceedings - 12/15/2014
• South Africa: New Laws Will Streamline SA Mining - 12/10/2014
• PTM confirms mineral extension nearly 2 km north of Waterberg project - 12/6/2014
• Bundu poised to begin consultations on revised Karoo shale-gas programme - 12/5/2014
• South Africa: Makgabeng Plateau - Will It Be Rock-Paintings and Platinum, or Rock-Paintings v Platinum? - 12/1/2014
• Creamer Media publishes Coal 2014: A review of South Africa's coal sector research report - 12/1/2014
• Bristow lends Rockwell $1.1m helping hand - 11/19/2014
• Rockwell secures C$4.1m in project funding - 11/19/2014
• South Africa's Exxaro seeks exit from Vedanta zinc project - 11/19/2014
• Vedanta has cracked Gamsberg: Kumar - 11/13/2014
•  Ivanhoe picks up shovels at Platreef project after S Africa OKs mining right - 2014/11/05
• Technology slashes power use at Glencore's huge S African chrome smelter - 2014/11/05
• Trans Hex books R94m profit turnaround - 2014/10/31
• Minister seeks to meet Friedland over mine spat - 2014/10/30
• Karoo gas just hot air without exploration - 2014/10/30
• SA Govt kicks on with Karoo shale gas permits - 2014/10/27
• White Rivers, Harmony Gold enter exploration JV - 2014/10/06
• Silver Lake to lease Murchison mill - 2014/10/06
• Exxaro sets down R16bn Waterberg coal plan - 2014/09/26
• RAC lifts stake in Trans Hex as NM deal looms - 2014/09/29
• South Africa: Mineral Resources Committee Passes Hugely Destructive Mining Bill - 07 March 2014
• South Africa: Country's Mineral Resources Equivalent to One Million Rand Per Citizen - 24 February 2014
• Giyani on the prowl for African acquisitions; awaiting State partner payment - 12 February 2014
• Aquila permit review thrown into confusion - 05 February 2014
• Australian junior applies for right to explore for shale gas in Karoo - 27 January 2014
• South Africa: Platinum Production At a Standstill - 24 January 2014
• Security tightens at platinum mines as 70,000 go on strike - 23 January 2014
• Sunbird plans to fast-track Ibhubesi - 23 January 2014
• South Africa: Strike Could Cripple Gold Industry - 21 January 2014
• ‘Exceptional’ blue diamond found at South African mine - 22 January 2014
• Vanadium, iron-ore now set to launch Sable as platinum takes back seat - 15 January 2014
• Prospecting rights for extension of Waterberg platinum deposit granted - 03 October 2013
• Rockwell recovers four large diamonds, shares soar - 19 September 2013
• South Africa: New Bill Threatens Mining Growth - 09 September 2013
• SA mining an enigma wrapped in red tape - 08 September 2013
• SA’s PGM beneficiation ambitions will stand or fall on knowledge linkages - 8/30/2013
• Mining charter relevance post-2014 questioned - 8/28/2013
• Rockwell progresses Middle Orange River production growth strategy - 8/29/2013
• Do lower prices spell the end of South Africa’s gold industry? - 8/26/2013
• Holland extends Gold Fields' transformation - 8/22/2013
• Live or die dilemma for SA gold mines, workers - 8/23/2013
• South Africa all but off BHP Billiton’s radar screen - 8/21/2013
• Lack of peace at SA platinum mines drives up default risk - 8/20/2013
• South Africa: Pressure Rises in Debate Over Natural Gas Exploration - 8/14/2013
• Chrome exports to China grow 48%: Merafe - 8/6/2013

• South Africa: Woes of Gold Mining Industry - 8/1/2013

• New Palabora owners to make mandatory offer, seek CEO - 8/1/2013

• Magnetite strengthens Palabora Q2 showing as copper output drops - 7/15/2013

• Ruukki commissions Limpopo chrome mine - 7/12/2013

• Diamcor finds two more special diamonds at flagship SA project - 7/11/2013

• Failure at Burnstone will ruin Wits Gold: Kotze - 7/5/2013

• Pan African pours first gold at Barberton tailings project - 7/1/2013

• Zyl walks away from Mbila, cancels capital raising - 6/24/2013

• ARM, Assore to build smelter in Malaysia - 6/19/2013

• Eskom turns off BHP aluminium smelters as winter demand bites - 6/14/2013

• South Africa: Canadian Miner Set to Invest in SA - 6/11/2013

• Thabex to appeal JSE decision to terminate listing - 6/7/2013

New R200m platinum, iron-ore, vanadium explorer lists on JSE - Friday, November 23, 2012
Atlatsa weighs refinance and mine changes - Monday, November 19, 2012
South Africa: Platinum Mines Eye Zimbabwe - Monday, November 19, 2012
Renowned gold bull flies to defence of Wits Gold - Friday, November 16, 2012
Tiffany & Co provides more financing for SA diamond junior - Saturday, November 17, 2012
Toronto diamond firm mulls JSE listing - Thursday, November 01, 2012
South Africa: Govt Committed to Working With Mining Industry - Tuesday, June 05, 2012
South Africa: Local Government Urged to Change Mining Laws - Thursday, May 31, 2012
South Africa: Mining Industry Must Incorporate Community's Needs - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
How SA platinum lost its way - Monday, April 16, 2012
South Africa: Country's Vanishing Gold - Monday, March 26, 2012 

Tata Energy eyes 30% stake in Waterberg coal JV - Wednesday, March 07, 2012
South Africa: Mining At Implats to Resume On Monday - Thursday, March 01, 2012

• South Africa: New Infrastructure Must Not Distract From Beneficiation - Thursday, March 01, 2012

South Africa: Daewoo Eyes Nation for Minerals Division - Wednesday, February 22, 2012
South Africa: All Mine! The Chinese Close Their First Africa Mining Play - Tuesday, February 21, 2012
South Africa: DRDGold in R250 Million Plant Expansion - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
South Africa: The Nationalisation of Mines Debate Is Far From Over - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Merafe joins Eskom power down hit list - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
South Africa: DA Calls for SIU Investigation Into Mineral Resources Department - Monday, February 13, 2012
South Africa: Mines Threaten the Environment - Friday, February 10, 2012
South Africa: Report Gives Options for Mining to Help End Poverty - Friday, February 10, 2012
South Africa: Ruling Party to Debate Sweeping Changes to Mining Industry - Friday, February 10, 2012
South Africa: Mining - Nationalisation Uncertainty Hampering Growth - Thursday, February 09, 2012
South Africa: Manuel and Shabangu 'Jumped the Gun' - Sasco - Thursday, February 09, 2012
South Africa: Mining - Nationalisation Uncertainty Hampering Growth - Thursday, February 09, 2012
South Africa: Norilsk Eyes South African Platinum - Wednesday, February 08, 2012
ARM to bring four new mines into production by 2014 - Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Norilsk Nickel sets eyes on S. Africa's platinum sector - Tuesday, February 07, 2012

• South Africa: Nationalisation Not Viable - Shabangu - Tuesday, February 07, 2012
• South Africa: It's Mine Time in Cape Town - the Indaba Is Back - Tuesday, February 07, 2012

South Africa: Nationalisation Not Viable - Shabangu - Tuesday, February 07, 2012
South Africa: It's Mine Time in Cape Town - the Indaba Is Back - Tuesday, February 07, 2012
South Africa: ANC Proposes Changes to Mining Sector - Monday, February 06, 2012
South Africa: Joy Global Africa's New Distribution Facility - Friday, January 27, 2012

• South Africa: Zim Gold for Unnamed SA Firm's Machines - Friday, January 27, 2012

SA platinum in troubled waters - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
South Africa: Local Expertise for New UK Gold Mine - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

"South African gold, platinum and coal mine shutdowns - impacts and assessments" (Source: Mineweb)

"Eskom forces SA mines to stop mining" (Source: Miningmx)