The Whole Shabangu: Part III

by David McKay & Allan Seccombe | 18 Aug 2010 - | add a comment

One of the biggest challenges for mines minister Shabangu is installing an effective, efficient and transparent system for mining licence and prospecting permit applications. Read ›

Views from SA's former noteworthies

by Paul Stinson | 25 Sep 2009 - | add a comment

We track down some of the former big names in South Africa's mining history and hear what they are up to now and what their view of the sector is now. Is there anything they'd have done differently? Read ›

Rumble in the jungle

by Allan Seccombe | 07 Oct 2008 - | add a comment

It's an open question about where in Africa it’s easier to operate a mine. That comes as companies increasingly look to the continent – left largely untapped due to strife – for new projects and growt Read ›

Impala vague on $500m Zim expansion

by Brendan Ryan | 24 Aug 2010 - | add a comment

Impala Platinum appears to be forging ahead with some $500m in Zimbabwean investment at the Ngezi mine - a potentially risky strategy seeing as mining related legislation in the country is not nailed Read ›

All is not lost - Nogxina

by David McKay | 23 Aug 2009 - | add a comment

The empowerment process in South Africa’s mining sector has taken a turn for the worse with the introduction of the Codes of Good Practice. Industry has reacted hotly. Read ›

Rumble in the jungle

by Allan Seccombe | 07 Oct 2008 - | add a comment

It's an open question about where in Africa it’s easier to operate a mine. That comes as companies increasingly look to the continent – left largely untapped due to strife – for new projects and growt Read ›