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The mining remains an important component of the South African economy, says the Minerals Council South Africa. Read More

The unemployment rate of 29%, the highest since the 2008 recession, equates to 6.7-million able-bodied individuals between 15 and 64 years old who are excluded from the labour force. Read More

South Africa’s Minerals Council was working with the government to develop a national exploration strategy within the next six months. Read More

Over the past five years, a settlement was negotiated between the parties to the South African silicosis class action which the High Court recently approved of as ‘reasonable, adequate and fair’. Read More

South Africa remains one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world with over $2.5 trillion mineral wealth still in situ. Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday said it was “deeply concerned and saddened” at the violence that had erupted in and around Gauteng over the course of the last few days. Read More

South African GDP grew more than expected in the second quarter thanks to a recovery in mining and manufacturing, official data showed on Tuesday, in a reprieve for President Cyril Ramaphosa as the economy looks set to dodge recession this year. Read More

Mxolisi Mgojo, CEO of SA's largest coal producer, Exxaro, says he's not concerned about the fast-growing global trend away from coal. Read More

Minerals Council South Africa was in the process of developing a draft exploration strategy to present to the Council for Geosciences (CGS) and the Department of Minerals Resources and Energy (DMRE), Minerals Council CEO Roger Baxter told attendees of the Afriforesight Future of Metals Conference earlier this month. Read More

The need to set up industries that supply the mining industry is set out in the finance minister’s surprise growth strategy document Read More