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THE Minerals Council of South Africa said it had discussed cost pressures, infrastructure constraints and pricing conditions for coal and the platinum with mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, in a meeting it described as “welcome”. Read More

SA's mining sector in August had its biggest contraction in more than two years, but the economy is still expected to record growth in the third quarter. Read More

The increase in mining fatalities in South Africa’s mining sector over the past two years has increased the urgency of improving health and safety in the sector, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday. Read More

It is estimated that more than one-million former mineworkers, who are in need of medical assessments and treatments, are without access to health services, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi told delegates at the Mine Health and Safety Summit, held in Benoni, on Thursday. Read More

The development of the new mining charter, its third iteration after the 2004 and 2010 versions, has been a very long-running saga. Read More

 The continuing coal supply shortage at State-owned power utility Eskom is considered a crisis by industry commentators. Read More

The traditional deep-level mines in SA that absorb hundreds of thousands of jobs are no longer a viable option in platinum and in gold are the end of an era, industry chief executives say. Read More

The annual two-day Joburg Indaba, which brought industry leaders together to discuss ways of attracting investment into the sector ended on Thursday. Read More

The message that we are somehow “all in this together” is a hard sell when “all” includes dollar billionaires, workers on poverty wages and an army of the unemployed. But somehow that gulf has to be breached if the country is going to move forward. Read More

Minerals Council SA has welcomed the new Mining Charter and broadly supports its intentions and content, but has also raised concerns about issues relating to certain clauses including procurement targets. Read More