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Africa’s mining sector drives growth for sodium cyanide

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Mining charter ‘fails the people’

Oct 29 2021  News / South Africa. Mining charter ‘fails the people’ Brian Sokutu. Expert Johan Lorenzen associate at Richard Spoor Attorneys have blamed government for failure to hold Implats to account.

Illegal miner shot dead during shootout with police in

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South Africa Mining Industry Committed To Transformation

Nov 17 2021  Mining Industry Committed To Transformation. The SA mining industry plays a significant role in the country s economy. According to the Minerals Council Facts and Figures Pocketbook in 2020 the sector employed in excess of 450 000 people contributed about R361.6bn roughly 7 of the GDP and delivered R27.2bn in tax revenue.

South Africa s mining sector expands 11.2 in 2021

Feb 10 2022  Importantly according to the report the total mining production in South Africa in 2021 was 11.2 higher compared with 2020. The 11.2 increase in annual mining production followed a decrease of 10.6 in 2020 and a decrease of 1.0 in 2019. StatsSA also noted that total mineral sales were 39.1 higher in 2021 compared with 2020.

Violent Crime Rising Costs Put South Africa’s Mining

Jan 18 2022  Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg News. RICHARDS BAY South Africa Last May three men strode into a suburban street and sprayed gunfire into a car killing mining executive Nico Swart on his way to work

South Africa s Mining Fiscal Regime 2021 Governing Bodies

Dec 22 2021  DUBLIN December 22 2021 BUSINESS WIRE The South Africa s Mining Fiscal Regime 2021 report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets s offering.. The report provides a comprehensive coverage on South Africa s mining fiscal regime. The report provides country s overview with macroeconomic performance ease of doing business corruption

Microsoft reimagines South Africa mining

Sep 23 2020  Microsoft believes technologies hold the key to a thriving global mining industry and is showcasing how its digital solutions can transform this crucial sector of the South Africa economy. Mining is a critical industry in South Africa and has historically been a major contributor to the country s GDP gross domestic product tax revenue and

Mining to shut down in South Africa

Mar 24 2020  South African manganese producer Jupiter Mines will also suspend the Tshipi Borwa mine which shipped 3.4 million tonnes in the 12 months to February 29 for a net profit after tax of A 203.2 million. The company will assess the impact with its partners. Developer Orion Minerals has closed its Prieska copper zinc site and is completing the

South Africa sees lower debt peak as mining lifts revenue

South Africa trying to stabilise public finances. Mining sector helps to narrow budget deficit. Minister says work o

South Africa November mining production down 11.6 y/y

Jan 21 2021  Statistics South Africa Stats SA reports that South Africa’s mining production decreased by 11.6 year on year in November largely owing to iron ore output having decreased by 35.3

South Africa sees lower debt peak as mining lifts revenue

Feb 22 2022  PRETORIA Reuters South Africa forecast public debt will peak sooner and at a lower level than earlier thought as it unveiled its annual budget on Wednesday with mining tax receipts expected to

Jubilee gains momentum in South Africa Zambia

Feb 08 2022  Jubilee gains momentum in South Africa Zambia. AIM listed Jubilee Metals has successfully recommissioned its upgraded Inyoni PGM processing facility in South Africa with production levels in

Two in court for illegal mining of chrome worth R1.4m

Feb 11 2022  Two in court for illegal mining of chrome worth R1.4m News South Africa Gauteng Two men were arrested after they were found transporting suspected illegal mined chrome worth R1.4 million. File

South Africa s Mining Fiscal Regime 2021 Governing Bodies

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South Africa’s Mining Industry continues to Face Tough

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Large methane leak detected over South Africa coal mining

The methane cloud was spotted about 125 kilometres east of Johannesburg South Africa in an area where Ltd. has several coal mines as well as chemical and fuel operations.

Enabling Connectivity within Mining Vehicles in South Africa

Oct 19 2021  With South Africa’s economy built on gold and diamond mining the sector is an important foreign exchange earner with gold accounting for more than one third of exports. According to the analysis of the Global Mining Survey Report by KPMG in 2020 mine accidents and environmental safety are some of the main challenges faced within the mining

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Truck carrying explosives for mining collides with

Jan 21 2022  Johannesburg South Africa At least 13 people were killed and 45 were hospitalized on Friday after a devastating explosion ripped through a town in western Ghana the previous day. It was a

Strategy for women in mining in the pipeline

16 hours ago  A series of studies done by the Commission for Gender Equality on the assessment of some of the South African mining companies on progress made towards gender transformation and mainstreaming revealed that the mining industry has clearly struggled to promote gender transformation. South African Government News. South Africa has

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South Africa Strategy for women in mining in the pipeline

16 hours ago  Mineral Resources and Energy Deputy Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane says the department is drafting a women in mining strategy which is expected to level the playing field between men and women in the industry. Nkabane made the announcement during the Women in Mining Conference on Wednesday. The conference aims to give women in the mining

Two in court for illegal mining of chrome worth R1.4m

Feb 11 2022  Rustenburg A 38 year old man arrested in connection with illegal chrome mining worth R1.4 million was denied bail in the Pretoria North District Court the National Prosecuting Authority NPA said.

COVID 19 infections escalating in mining sector

Jun 26 2020  Mining companies across the country continue to experience an escalation in the number of coronavirus COVID 19 infections in their operations. According to the Minerals Council the mining sector has recorded 1 796 positive cases and six COVID 19 related deaths. Over 930 of the cases are in the North West.

Mining industry can contribute to just energy transition

Jan 25 2022  Mining industry can contribute to just energy transition Mantashe. Tuesday January 25 2022. Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africa’s rich deposit of minerals required in the production of renewable energy sources is a big boon for the mining industry. He was speaking on Tuesday at the North West Mining Investment

Diamond mining in South Africa A boy his smuggler pigeon

Jul 03 2021  By Matthew Gavin Frank. July 3 2021 6 00 am Updated July 7 2021 9 57 am At dusk on one of South Africa’s Diamond Coast beaches 13 year old miner Msizi sits beneath a sun bleached sign that

Satellite Detects Large Methane Leak in South Africa’s

Jun 17 2021  Joshua Faleti. . June 17 2021. A different methane leak as seen from space. Source New York Times. Kayrros SAS a Paris based analytics company has detected a gas leak about 125 kilometres east of Johannesburg South Africa. By parsing European Space Agency satellite observations the company detected a large methane cloud near coal mines.

South Africa Western Cape Government Joins Battle Over

14 hours ago  South Africa Western Cape Government Joins Battle Over Mining 23 February 2022 GroundUp Cape Town By John Yeld Appeal filed against new coastal prospecting licence UCT researchers have appealed

South Africa Mining and Industrial News

The Minerals Council South Africa welcomes the 2022 SONA President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address 2022 outlined measures to address the key 9 Feb

R60 billion worth of energy projects in the pipeline for

Nov 23 2021  Staff Writer 23 November 2021. South African mining companies have 3 900MW of renewable energy projects worth an estimated R60 billion in the pipeline which if built would relieve pressure on

West Wits Mining begins ore production at South African

News West Wits Mining begins ore production at South African gold mine The Witwatersrand Basin project will have peak production capacity of up to 95 000oz per annum. The Witwatersrand Basin Project encompasses two historic mining centres. Credit West Wits Mining.

Miners in South Africa call for ..

Nov 01 2021  The Minerals Council of South Africa has called for a MineSafe summit to be held as soon as possible after local government elections to urgently address the regression in safety on mine sites in the country. The council said it supported the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy organised labour professional associations and