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The Chamber of Mines on Friday welcomed the publication of the terms of reference for Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s Commission of Inquiry into state capture. Read More

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said he was ready to take on another seemingly intractable problem: the impasse in the mining sector between producers and the Department of Mineral Resources over the new Mining Charter. Read More

South African mining could experience the same recovery under way in most other mining jurisdictions relatively quickly because its lagging relates overwhelmingly to injurious policy and not to the absence of inherent physical potential. Read More

In 39 years, finding gold in South Africa’s mine reserves might be an actual hunt for treasure. Stats SA recently announced that with the present production levels, there are only 39 years of accessible gold reserves remaining in SA mines. Read More

Mining recorded growth in November, continuing a trend that has been aided by a recovery in commodity prices. Read More

The case to review the new version of the Mining Charter will be heard from February 19 to 21 at the Pretoria High Court. The proceedings will involve mines and controversial Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, and unions and community organisations. Read More

The class action, brought by thousands of mineworkers who contracted lung diseases while working for SA gold miners, has been postponed as the parties are close to a settlement, lawyers for the companies said. Read More

In a clear sign that a multibillion-rand settlement between gold mining companies and lawyers representing tens of thousands of former mine workers with lung sickness silicosis is near; both sides have asked for and have been granted a postponement of an appeal at the Supreme Court of Appeal. Read More

The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted a postponement of the appeal in the silicosis and tuberculosis class action litigation. Read More

Many of the nearly 500 000 miners who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis are from neighbouring countries that supplied labour to South African mines. Read More