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Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has begun constructive bilateral engagement with the Chamber of Mines - led by its President‚ Mike Teke - on pertinent issues in the sector‚ including the recently gazetted draft Mining Charter‚ the parties said in a joint statement. Read More

The Mining Charter has been an invaluable mechanism to pave the way to a true transformation of the industry and has made a deep contribution to the ongoing deracialisation of SA’s economy and society. We are the first to acknowledge that there remains a long way to go before we can say we have completed that journey. But we need to be aware of where we have come from and what we have achieved.  Read More

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane on Tuesday defended unexpected changes to the Mining Charter, saying the draft was released to provoke robust engagement between his department and the industry. Read More

South Africa's government will talk with mining firms to overcome differences in a new proposed Mining Charter that requires the companies to keep black ownership at 26%, the mining minister said on Tuesday. Read More

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane will hold a two-day meeting with mining-industry executives to debate a draft plan to compel mines to ensure that black people hold at least 26% of their shares at all times. Read More

The modernisation of South Africa’s mines and the extension of their lives are at the heart of a new government-backed local manufacturing body that will have access to a State-owned developmental cluster location, where joint development initiatives are envisaged. Read More

SA is a step closer to realising the full potential of its enormous platinum reserves with the launch of a spin-off company, HyPlat, which will be based at the University of Cape Town (UCT).  Read More

Informal mining and invasive illegal mining have the same illegal status under law in South Africa. But is all informal mining the same? Read More

Are the good times back? The JSE’s mining index gained nearly 60% in the first 10 weeks of the year. Read More

Mining Weekly interviews Elize Strydom, Chamber of Mines senior executive: employment relations. Read More