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The coal mining sector in South Africa was applauded by Chamber of Mines president Mike Teke on Thursday for its continued improvement in safety performance. Read More

The Chamber of Mines recently attended the CoalSafe 2016 conference, hosted by the South African Colliery Managers’ Association (SACMA), in Secunda, Mpumalanga. Read More

The Chamber of Mines says job losses are still a major concern, despite Eskom not being granted its full claim of R22.8 billion to recover costs and revenue shortfalls. Read More

Senior Executive at the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Roger Baxter says that the electricity tariff increase might go up to 10% for industry as the billing is different from that of households. Read More

THERE is a certain irony to the fact that the accident at the Lily gold mine of Vantage Goldfields occurred just days after Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane released the 2015 mine safety statistics, which showed that fatalities had fallen 8%. Read More

Roger Baxter, CEO of the Chamber of Mines, discusses regulatory uncertainty, job losses and a new Minister at the helm of the mining sector. Read More

In advance of President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address later this week, and as more than 7,000 people – investors, media, analysts, producers, governments, NGOs and others – gather in Cape Town for the annual Mining Indaba, it is worthwhile reflecting on the state of our mining nation. Read More